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Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Downhill today?
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 220 | 270 | 196 | 242 | 178 | 145 | 99 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 113 | 44 | 66 | 64 | 140 | 349 | 351 | 359 | 325 | 281 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:09AM 2.28 | 6:30PM 2.05 | 6:45AM 2.38 | 7:06PM 2.16 | 7:23AM 2.39 | 7:43PM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:31PM 0.02 | 12:32AM 0.03 | 1:04PM -0.05 | 1:10AM -0.03 | 1:39PM -0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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