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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

Heavy rain.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Magilligan - Downhill (Beach)

    Today (8 November 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (9 November 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 Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    S
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    30
    30
    29
    27
    27
    24
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (10 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (11 November 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    17
    21
    24
    26
    28
    30
    29
    27
    25
    22
    19
    18
    19
    20
    17
    18
    18
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    12
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (12 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    S
    7
    SE
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    15
    12
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    13
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (13 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    NE
    8
    E
    7
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    11
    9
    10
    10
    9
    11
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    96%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.3
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (14 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    12
    ENE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    16
    17
    21
    22
    19
    19
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    87%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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:

    Early rain then sunshine and scattered showers on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be a cloudy evening with rain in the south spreading northwards. Remaining cloudy overnight with outbreaks of rain across all parts, which may be heavy at times. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Sunday:

    Cloudy with rain at first but becoming drier and brighter through the morning. Mostly dry through the afternoon with sunny spells and scattered showers. Breezy in the morning. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mainly cloudy with a few showers on Monday. Cloudy and windy on Tuesday with more persistent and heavy rain at times. Perhaps drier on Wednesday then more rain later.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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