Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313121211111111101010999991089992--
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1381037250331918114443222221222000
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
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
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
2.03
10:22AM
1.71
10:53PM
1.88
11:30AM
1.48
12:19AM
1.75
1:14PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
0.37
4:29PM
0.48
5:34AM
0.55
5:37PM
0.62
7:12AM
0.66
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:07-------6:05-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:45-------8:47
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C965571012121086581112111111111011141615
Feels °C (?)3-1-2-2-13664210257778878111413
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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