Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
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 (?)
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)6898812121212111111151312111110131211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42222333352241714102231233210
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.71
5:33PM
2.10
5:51AM
1.83
6:04PM
2.15
6:19AM
1.93
6:32PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.31
11:55PM
0.24
11:49AM
0.21
12:22AM
0.17
12:21PM
0.16
12:47AM
0.14
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--8:00-------8:03-------8:04-----
Sunset----6:22-------6:19-------6:16---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1266721-------1--
Temp. °C111212131312121212121212131312121111111313121212
Feels °C (?)7767765444561012101199101212101010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Londonderry

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Downhill (moderate winds from the SE at Magilligan Number 2 7 km from Downhill). 0.1m 6s windswell from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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24 km/h
SE
Offshore
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