Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
651
521
310
208
142
78
47
30
18
6
6
9
7
19
100
231
314
275
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20PM1.51m
11:47AM1.27m
00:27AM1.37m
1:17PM1.21m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.41m
5:49AM0.51m
5:54PM0.53m
7:03AM0.58m
7:32PM0.61m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
14
12
12
14
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
7
5
7
8
7
8
11
12
13
14
13
11
9
9
10
13
15
14
12
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