Castlerock Beach
Coleraine · United Kingdom
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Castlerock Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Castlerock Beach
Updated 03:06 spot time
Castlerock Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.6 m–1.0 m chest to head high, 0.9 m WNW swell at 10.7 s. Wind up to 22 km/h S. Water 15°C. Best surf window around 11:00 — good (3.5/5) with 20 km/h SSW wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.6°C (56.5°F) on average
Jan
9.1°C
48.4°F · 8.2–10.8°C
Feb
8.3°C
46.9°F · 7.5–9.2°C
Mar
8.1°C
46.6°F · 6.8–9.2°C
Apr
8.6°C
47.5°F · 7.3–9.7°C
May
9.7°C
49.5°F · 8–11.1°C
Jun
11.5°C
52.7°F · 10.2–13°C
Jul
13°C
55.4°F · 12–15°C
Aug
14.2°C
57.6°F · 13.5–15°C
Sep
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.4–15.3°C
Oct
13.6°C
56.5°F · 12.7–15°C
Nov
11.9°C
53.4°F · 9.5–13.5°C
Dec
10.4°C
50.7°F · 9.5–12°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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