Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 08 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
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111111131514151515151515151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56943731628231935926119323072117163859361429592457230921402010176014211092965813628
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
30
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
60
SE
35
SW
40
S
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.53
10:38PM
1.59
10:48AM
1.37
11:49PM
1.44
12:13PM
1.23
2:18AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
0.71
5:13AM
0.87
5:17PM
0.83
6:58AM
0.97
7:11PM
0.88
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:37-------6:35
Sunset---8:16-------8:19-------8:21----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------12-121-------48--
Temp. °C8111313119986876543357866454
Feels °C (?)6810974510-1-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-2-3-5-7-5-4-3
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