Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
14.2°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
1
W
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.4
NW
14
1.9
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
17
10
11
12
15
14
14
62
31
55
124
259
318
734
639
463
361
376
382
451
799
1672
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:27AM1.76m
7:43PM1.79m
7:56AM1.74m
8:12PM1.66m
8:26AM1.68m
8:40PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.11m
1:43PM0.09m
2:00AM0.17m
2:15PM0.17m
2:24AM0.25m
2:48PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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thunderstorm
clear
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6:34
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 mm
1
1
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1
3
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
18
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
12
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
9
12
14
14
10
12
14
9
8
7
6
3
6
7
6
4
3
5
7
8
9
8
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