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Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
8.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 1PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
NNW
1
N
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)191817171616161515141476655566612121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61039538625817316914212884816851815758504048383330291515
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
35
S
40
SSE
50
S
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-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
1.39
4:08AM
1.58
4:22PM
1.53
4:47AM
1.76
4:56PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.88
9:42PM
0.78
10:28AM
0.74
10:31PM
0.61
11:07AM
0.58
11:06PM
0.43
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--7:56-------7:54-------7:52-----
Sunset----5:24-------5:28-------5:30---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
Rain (mm)
1234321----------------2
Temp. °C444333333334544443355323
Feels °C (?)-4-5-4-5-6-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-2-3-3-2-1-2-20-1-6-8-8
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