Portstewart Strand surf break

Portstewart Strand surfForecast / Londonderry / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 BST
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Portstewart Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Portstewart Strand sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Portstewart Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Portstewart Strand at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
NW
2.1
NNW
3
NNW
3
N
Period(s) (?)91415141313121110131312109991113121161089
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283668571143100299864747628610217344017812869681023123221306290211181480
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
1.52
4:55AM
1.29
5:15PM
1.69
5:31AM
1.41
5:51PM
1.82
6:03AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.41
11:01AM
0.38
11:55PM
0.29
11:40AM
0.23
12:27AM
0.21
12:13PM
0.13
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-7:39-------7:37-------7:35------
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------33-11-----------
Temp. °C161514141313131512131617161313151514131212111314
Feels °C (?)109776781291114161199111211109971013
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Londonderry

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Portstewart Strand (fresh winds from the SW at Magilligan Number 2 13 km from Portstewart Strand). 2.8m 3s local chop from the SW with a 1.8m 15s groundswell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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31 km/h
SW
Cross-Shore
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