Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 12 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
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 6PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)14141414131212111110101099109999999914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12912050301728592147149410347565433772902041441471541068141414130212019
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:26-------6:24
Sunset---8:24-------8:27-------8:29----
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11-------11----------11
Temp. °C8898653369109754488899101011
Feels °C (?)-101100-2-2145631-1-120034436
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