Downhill surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 09 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
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Downhill today?

The current surf forecast for Downhill at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
WNW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
NW
2
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)131416141515151515141414141414161717161514141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34174317614591397031782792230921401855150512738747368981743274630392007115887074318094664
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
40
W
45
WNW
35
W
25
W
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
SE
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
1.37
11:49PM
1.44
12:13PM
1.23
2:18AM
1.42
2:57PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.83
6:58AM
0.97
7:11PM
0.88
9:08AM
0.91
8:59PM
0.79
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:35-------6:31
Sunset---8:19-------8:21-------8:22----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111-------361-----11-23
Temp. °C778565435655643357866677
Feels °C (?)00-1-6-3-2-2-2-1-3-5-6-2-4-5-6-4-2-1-40-2-2-4
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