Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.8° 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: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)191716161616161615151515141414131313121212121219
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)499157317281707147414741571151313141062856685598514410347290241152149149114110106
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
S
10
SE
30
SE
35
SE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
30
SE
45
SE
45
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.77
6:31PM
1.57
7:00AM
1.84
7:02PM
1.59
7:32AM
1.88
7:35PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
0.29
12:55AM
0.10
1:33PM
0.27
1:22AM
0.07
2:04PM
0.27
1:50AM
0.08
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:38-------8:37-------8:36-------
Sunset--4:36-------4:37-------4:39-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
133312---1212--1----2121
Temp. °C777777556778777667769999
Feels °C (?)2450-1200-1-2-4-20-3-3-2-10-2-31112
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