Magilligan - Downhill (Beach) (County Londonderry) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• novice surfers, paddleboarders or kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (m) at

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    8 day forecast for Magilligan - Downhill (Beach)

    Today (18 May 2025)
    Time
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    E
    3
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    NNE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    10
    13
    16
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    20
    18
    11
    8
    11
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    69%
    63%
    58%
    57%
    55%
    53%
    53%
    51%
    48%
    52%
    54%
    60%
    66%
    69%
    75%
    81%
    82%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    3
    4
    6
    7
    8
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    5
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    6
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    21
    24
    23
    20
    15
    19
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    27
    26
    26
    26
    24
    23
    22
    18
    16
    13
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    80%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    77%
    72%
    65%
    62%
    56%
    53%
    46%
    45%
    48%
    52%
    55%
    55%
    58%
    59%
    67%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    3
    NE
    6
    NE
    8
    NNE
    7
    N
    7
    N
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    10
    17
    19
    16
    12
    7
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    82%
    76%
    63%
    56%
    57%
    62%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    8
    8
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    4
    5
    12
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    4
    WSW
    5
    WNW
    4
    N
    7
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    12
    14
    15
    18
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    82%
    71%
    64%
    63%
    67%
    82%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    4
    7
    9
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    ENE
    6
    NE
    8
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    12
    17
    18
    18
    14
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    74%
    61%
    55%
    53%
    57%
    79%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    7
    9
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    SW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    6
    11
    18
    18
    17
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    91%
    78%
    67%
    60%
    60%
    72%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    9
    10
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    14
    16
    17
    17
    15
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    89%
    77%
    68%
    72%
    73%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SW
    9
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    15
    21
    23
    22
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    89%
    73%
    65%
    61%
    65%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    No data No data

    Tide times and heights are from Warren Lighthouse tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry with a good deal of warm sunshine.

    Today:

    Another dry day with plenty of warm sunshine on offer. Some cloud bubbling up in the afternoon giving just a very low chance of a shower across eastern areas. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry evening with some late sunshine for most. Remaining clear for much of the night, but more cloud is expected to spread across from the east towards dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Monday:

    Some sunshine but generally a cloudier day compared to that of late. Most places will remain dry, however the odd afternoon shower can't be ruled out. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Patchy cloud bubbling up on Tuesday with risk of afternoon showers, but still a good deal of warm sunshine on offer too. Dry with sunshine on Wednesday. Turning cloudier Thursday.

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