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 changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (m) at

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    8 day forecast for Magilligan - Downhill (Beach)

    Today (21 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    17
    17
    15
    14
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    18
    21
    21
    22
    24
    24
    25
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    23
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    81%
    78%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    6
    6
    6
    6
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ENE
    9
    E
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    9
    E
    7
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    15
    15
    19
    20
    17
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    82%
    71%
    67%
    69%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    10
    8
    10
    11
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    17
    22
    28
    29
    27
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    88%
    75%
    65%
    60%
    69%
    81%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    10
    13
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    7
    4
    4
    3
    3
    9
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    S
    10
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    19
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    90%
    83%
    77%
    79%
    85%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    13
    14
    13
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    11
    18
    19
    18
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    84%
    63%
    58%
    66%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    8
    11
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    11
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    22
    30
    31
    26
    17
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    88%
    79%
    68%
    67%
    69%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    11
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    16
    23
    23
    21
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    90%
    79%
    67%
    65%
    68%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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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    Headline:

    Cloudy with rain at first, then brighter with scattered showers.

    Today:

    A cloudy start with overnight rain soon clearing eastwards. Some brighter spells developing with sharp showers breaking out by midday. Showers largely dying out later this afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with clear periods. It will be a chilly night and there will be a few patches of mist and fog later tonight. Light winds. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Dry, sunny, chilly start. Becoming cloudy during the morning with outbreaks of rain in the west in the afternoon, possibly edging further eastwards later. Freshening southeast winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Mainly dry on Wednesday and Thursday with some sunshine. Becoming cloudy on Friday with rain spreading eastwards to all parts during the day.

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