Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
16.1° C
2.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 6AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
22
62
103
107
101
147
129
139
108
87
90
87
100
107
99
99
85
70
70
53
40
40
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:45AM1.55m
9:18PM2.00m
9:25AM1.48m
10:00PM1.89m
10:04AM1.39m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.13m
3:00PM0.02m
3:59AM0.22m
3:40PM0.08m
4:40AM0.32m
4:21PM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
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9:55
9:53
9:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
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