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Portstewart Strand

Derry

Reasonably consistent beach break with lefts and rights at all tides. NW swells produce the best waves. National Trust-managed 2-mile strand. Summer tends to be mostly flat. Also a kite/windsurf venue — wave spot on WNW–NW winds (works W through NNE), best at mid/low or rising tide, with an east-end reef exposed at low water.

SURF ★★★★★★★★★★3.5 Beach Intermediate
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★0.0 Beach Intermediate
Now updated less than a minute ago
0.5
Height (m)
10
Period (s)
NW (312°)
5
Wind (kts)
7
Gust (kts)
SE (140°)
2.7 m
outgoing tide
07:00
Next low
Marine Institute
Malin Head · 43.4km

Ideal Conditions

SURF
Tide
All
Swell
NW
Wind
SE
WIND
Tide
Mid
Swell
NW
Wind
WNW

Forecast

Time
Swell
Wind
Tide
Surf
Wind
Tue 3 Nov
07:00 NOW
0.4 m @ 11 s
3-5kt
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.4 m @ 12 s
3-4kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
0.4 m @ 13 s
2-4kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
0.4 m @ 15 s
1-2kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
0.5 m @ 18 s
1-2kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 18 s
1-2kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
0.5 m @ 17 s
1-1kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
0.5 m @ 17 s
1-2kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.5 m @ 17 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
0.5 m @ 16 s
5-7kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
0.5 m @ 16 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 16 s
1-2kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
0.5 m @ 16 s
2-3kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
0.5 m @ 15 s
4-5kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
0.5 m @ 15 s
6-9kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Wed 4 Nov
07:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-5kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
2-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-4kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
2-3kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
0.5 m @ 15 s
2-3kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-6kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-6kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-5kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
5-8kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
5-7kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
5-7kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 14 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
0.5 m @ 13 s
2-3kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
0.5 m @ 13 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
0.5 m @ 13 s
6-9kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Thu 5 Nov
09:00
0.6 m @ 12 s
7-10kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.7 m @ 11 s
9-14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.7 m @ 11 s
9-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.8 m @ 8 s
10-15kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Fri 6 Nov
09:00
0.7 m @ 13 s
7-10kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.6 m @ 12 s
6-10kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.6 m @ 12 s
4-6kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 12 s
3-4kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sat 7 Nov
09:00
0.4 m @ 10 s
5-8kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 10 s
7-10kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.4 m @ 10 s
6-9kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.3 m @ 10 s
4kt
↓
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
8-12kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Mon 9 Nov
09:00
0.4 m @ 7 s
8-13kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.4 m @ 7 s
16-25kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.3 m @ 5 s
8-11kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.3 m @ 7 s
12-25kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★