Overview

Castlerock is a sandy beach on the north coast, between Benone and Portstewart beaches. Facing north towards the Atlantic. The village is overlooked by the Mussenden Temple perched on the cliff. Good conditions with north and northwest winds.

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Spot forecast for Castlerock

Sunrise 08:07 · Sunset 18:16

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:09 · 1.3 m Low tide 09:58 · 0.8 m High tide 17:08 · 1.6 m Low tide 22:59 · 0.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:42 · 1.3 m Low tide 10:38 · 0.7 m High tide 17:31 · 1.7 m Low tide 23:30 · 0.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 06:00 · 1.4 m Low tide 11:07 · 0.6 m High tide 17:38 · 1.8 m Low tide 23:52 · 0.5 m
Friday 23 October High tide 06:05 · 1.5 m Low tide 11:31 · 0.5 m High tide 17:53 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:10 · 0.3 m High tide 06:20 · 1.7 m Low tide 11:57 · 0.4 m High tide 18:21 · 2 m

Castlerock: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

247h

in May · 24 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in May: 22 rideable days a month and 247 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 130 mm.

Monthly averages: Castlerock

Monthly averages — Castlerock — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	130 h	7 °C	110 mm
February	17.0	141 h	9 °C	120 mm
March	17.0	149 h	10 °C	91 mm
April	16.0	153 h	13 °C	127 mm
May	24.0	247 h	16 °C	74 mm
June	23.0	336 h	16 °C	100 mm
July	23.0	302 h	18 °C	83 mm
August	22.0	217 h	18 °C	119 mm
September	18.5	188 h	15 °C	102 mm
October	15.0	137 h	13 °C	112 mm
November	15.5	131 h	10 °C	122 mm
December	12.5	102 h	9 °C	130 mm

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Technical details of Castlerock spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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