Castlerock Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 6.78° W

Castlerock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Castlerock sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 3PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (15 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
2
NW
13
2
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1624
1641
1504
1319
1259
970
869
798
696
683
561
490
384
288
207
234
202
205
263
180
150
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:57AM1.59m
9:08PM1.37m
9:31AM1.46m
9:39PM1.23m
10:14AM1.32m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.43m
3:17AM0.45m
4:05PM0.58m
3:50AM0.56m
5:08PM0.73m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:54
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7:56
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7:58
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6:29
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6:25
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6:23
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Temp °C
11
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
8
5
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