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Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Downhill today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Downhill at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Downhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
33 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:15PM2.01m | 7:28AM1.86m | 7:49PM2.02m | 8:01AM1.82m | 8:24PM2.00m | 8:34AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.33m | 1:34AM0.37m | 1:39PM0.34m | 2:10AM0.40m | 2:12PM0.36m | 2:48AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 33 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 40 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 74 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 72 | 97 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 157 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 37 | 80 | 17 |
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