Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 14 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 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)9999914131312121216161615151414131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4241302120193433312929662202122521881601471019550282713
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SW
10
SE
25
S
15
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:22-------6:20--
Sunset-8:29-------8:30-------8:31------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---111311111-------1----
Temp. °C910111011111110121199991012141210109101113
Feels °C (?)3675668877401247119652457
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