Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BST
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Downhill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Downhill sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)121211111111101010999991089991437614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7250331918111044323222122240114
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
1.71
10:53PM
1.88
11:30AM
1.48
12:19AM
1.75
1:14PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
0.37
4:29PM
0.48
5:34AM
0.55
5:37PM
0.62
7:12AM
0.66
7:09PM
0.68
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:07-------6:05-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:44-------8:45-------8:47--
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C5579121210865811121111111110111416151312
Feels °C (?)-2-2-11664210257788878111312108
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