Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.6° 

Castlerock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Castlerock today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Castlerock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
12
1.5
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
699
865
741
565
546
427
298
293
220
192
136
113
87
65
39
38
37
29
65
44
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
0
S
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:21AM1.71m
7:44PM2.04m
7:53AM1.72m
8:15PM1.93m
8:23AM1.69m
8:45PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:33PM-0.05m
2:11AM0.08m
2:06PM-0.01m
2:38AM0.15m
2:39PM0.09m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
2
1
3
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
17
18
17
16
14
16
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
15
17
17
15
14
12
14
14
16
17
16
14
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