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Benone Strand

Derry

Seven-mile beach break from Downhill to Magilligan Point. Northern Ireland's most accessible surf spot with long, forgiving waves over sand. Various peaks depending on tide and swell. Best in autumn and winter. Also a kitesurf / windsurf venue — drive-on sand makes launching easy, with gentler waves than Portstewart and Castlerock on W-to-N winds.

SURF ★★★★★★★★★★3.7 Beach Beginner
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★0.0 Beach Intermediate
Now updated about 1 hour ago
0.5
Height (m)
10
Period (s)
NW (312°)
5
Wind (kts)
6
Gust (kts)
SW (232°)
2.7 m
outgoing tide
07:00
Next low
Marine Institute
Malin Head · 37.5km

Ideal Conditions

SURF
Tide
All
Swell
NW
Wind
SE
WIND
Tide
All
Swell
NW
Wind
W

Forecast

Time
Swell
Wind
Tide
Surf
Wind
Tue 3 Nov
07:00 NOW
0.4 m @ 11 s
5-7kt
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.4 m @ 12 s
5-6kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
0.4 m @ 13 s
6-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
0.4 m @ 15 s
5-7kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
0.5 m @ 18 s
4-5kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 18 s
1-1kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
0.5 m @ 17 s
2-3kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
0.5 m @ 17 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.5 m @ 17 s
4-6kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
0.5 m @ 16 s
5-7kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
0.5 m @ 16 s
6-8kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 16 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
0.5 m @ 16 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
0.5 m @ 15 s
4-5kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
0.5 m @ 15 s
3-4kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Wed 4 Nov
07:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
5-7kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
2-3kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
2-3kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
2-3kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
0.5 m @ 15 s
2-2kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-4kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
2-3kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-4kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
9-11kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
9-11kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
8-10kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
0.5 m @ 13 s
7-9kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
0.5 m @ 13 s
7-9kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
0.5 m @ 13 s
8-10kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Thu 5 Nov
09:00
0.6 m @ 12 s
7-8kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.7 m @ 11 s
12-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.7 m @ 11 s
11-14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.8 m @ 8 s
14-18kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Fri 6 Nov
09:00
0.7 m @ 13 s
9-11kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.6 m @ 12 s
7-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.6 m @ 12 s
7-9kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 12 s
2-3kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sat 7 Nov
09:00
0.4 m @ 10 s
7-9kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 10 s
9-11kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.4 m @ 10 s
9-11kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.3 m @ 10 s
3kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sun 8 Nov
09:00
0.4 m @ 8 s
4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.4 m @ 6 s
5kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.4 m @ 6 s
9-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.4 m @ 6 s
8-13kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Mon 9 Nov
09:00
0.4 m @ 7 s
8-14kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.4 m @ 7 s
16-26kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.3 m @ 5 s
8-11kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.3 m @ 7 s
12-26kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★