Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
5
6
13
15
17
21
20
21
21
21
21
23
22
21
21
22
13
9
9
4
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
0
N
5
W
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:54AM1.61m
7:18PM1.92m
7:24AM1.66m
7:47PM1.96m
7:55AM1.69m
8:18PM1.95m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.22m
1:12PM0.06m
1:49AM0.17m
1:39PM0.03m
2:16AM0.15m
2:06PM0.03m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
14
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
12
14
16
15
14
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