Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 May 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
NW
16
0.7
NW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
61
211
250
225
222
219
209
190
147
187
187
205
199
157
119
101
71
73
55
54
20
20
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
SW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11PM1.37m
2:45AM1.84m
3:22PM1.45m
3:44AM1.85m
4:16PM1.57m
4:32AM1.86m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.56m
9:19AM0.53m
9:06PM0.54m
10:12AM0.47m
10:07PM0.50m
10:53AM0.42m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:03
5:01
5:01
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9:43
9:45
9:46
9:47
Temp °C
20
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
11
10
11
12
14
17
19
17
18
14
13
12
15
14
14
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
7
7
10
10
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
12
0.7
NW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
19
19
45
211
250
225
222
219
209
190
147
187
187
205
199
157
119
101
71
73
55
54
16
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.1
SE
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
10
61
1
5
9
6
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
64
39
0
0
0
0
4
39
74
74
74
24
37
37
37
37
74
38
38
28
4
4
17
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Londonderry
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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