Castlerock surf break

Castlerock surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Mar 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
8.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castlerock today?

The current surf forecast for Castlerock at 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.7
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)111413131315151415161615151514141413141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)961975034886181349165017282293265828442736239220611761143812331474209430993373364733643709
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassonoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
2.07
6:54PM
1.79
7:15AM
2.03
7:29PM
1.78
7:51AM
1.91
8:06PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.02
1:02AM
-0.03
1:36PM
0.07
1:38AM
0.03
2:08PM
0.16
2:17AM
0.14
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:38-------6:40-------6:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9131311998771012121088889887665
Feels °C (?)6121297644481010644444111010
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