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Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NW
0.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111010111110101010101010102320181818171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8948006866065104717256986285304242922251398563182673162020652042216518181529
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
S
30
S
20
S
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
1.47
3:28AM
1.52
3:48PM
1.53
4:18AM
1.66
4:33PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
0.82
8:58PM
0.75
9:37AM
0.76
9:58PM
0.67
10:33AM
0.66
10:44PM
0.56
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--8:45-------8:45-------8:44-----
Sunset----4:24-------4:27-------4:29---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------121---------
Temp. °C776775544445556665455433
Feels °C (?)32000-2-1-2-2-2-3-2-3-21110-110-1-3-2
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