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

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (m) at

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    7 day forecast for Magilligan - Downhill (Beach)

    Today (3 July 2025)
    Time
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    11:00
    12:00
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    15:00
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    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    80%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    25
    27
    28
    30
    31
    31
    32
    33
    33
    32
    31
    29
    27
    27
    24
    24
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 4 5 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    20
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    24
    24
    26
    27
    28
    30
    33
    34
    36
    40
    41
    42
    40
    39
    38
    36
    35
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    22
    23
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    W
    14
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    27
    28
    30
    31
    29
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    95%
    94%
    90%
    84%
    80%
    84%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    17
    16
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    25
    25
    25
    23
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    82%
    71%
    71%
    75%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    12
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    4
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    23
    24
    25
    25
    21
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    85%
    77%
    69%
    67%
    72%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    15
    17
    19
    19
    16
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    87%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    10
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    6
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    10
    16
    20
    23
    22
    17
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    88%
    83%
    75%
    68%
    73%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 3 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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:

    Cloudy with showers today.

    Today:

    A mostly cloudy day with scattered showers spreading from the west. Showers will turn briefly heavy in places this afternoon. Becoming drier later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Chance of a few showers across the north this evening, otherwise mostly dry. Then the rest of the night will be dry and rather cloudy. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    After a mainly dry start it will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain spreading east, these mainly across the north and west. Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy and mainly dry on Saturday with just a little patchy rain. Somewhat brighter on Sunday and Monday with a few showers.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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