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Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 12 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
9.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.8
NW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NW
0.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)91312111111111110101111101010101010101023211918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148479887957894800686606604507725749616520459340229171986313660516911947
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrossoncross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
1.47
2:18AM
1.40
2:46PM
1.47
3:28AM
1.52
3:48PM
1.53
4:18AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.78
8:16AM
0.82
8:58PM
0.75
9:37AM
0.76
9:58PM
0.67
10:33AM
0.66
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------8:45-------8:45-------8:44-
Sunset4:23-------4:24-------4:27-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-22--11---------13------
Temp. °C987777777555444455655556
Feels °C (?)3554331-1-1-2-2-1-2-2-3-3-2-1200-1-12
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