Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 11AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111110111320191818171717161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1876152112668996144203382923554531190811210268979110148101691198410685807276005891476936382737
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
W
40
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.37
1:18AM
1.60
2:24PM
1.39
2:55AM
1.77
3:34PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
0.73
6:21PM
0.79
8:10AM
0.71
8:16PM
0.71
9:36AM
0.54
9:29PM
0.52
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--6:15-------6:13-------6:09-----
Sunset-----6:51-------6:52-------6:54--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--1---1---112111---
Temp. °C445567897677766346667766
Feels °C (?)0-1000244322-2-2-3-3-5-7-4-4-4-2010
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