Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Castlerock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Castlerock today?

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
1.5
E
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)13613131212121615151415181616151514141313131615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1951436765392959226201272264387703617565544377305257183154114322191
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
1.84
8:46PM
1.49
9:18AM
1.76
9:28PM
1.40
10:01AM
1.64
10:19PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.12
3:09PM
0.33
2:51AM
0.20
3:46PM
0.38
3:30AM
0.30
4:32PM
0.46
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise--8:33-------8:32-------8:30-----
Sunset----4:44-------4:45-------4:47---
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111--1----------11-1----
Temp. °C677787777767776556566655
Feels °C (?)-3-10-2-1-2-1-1-3-2-3-2-1-2-4-5-5-4-4-2-1-1-2-1
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