Portballintrae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.22° N 6.54° W

Issued: 11 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Portballintrae sea temperature is

12.8°C

Portballintrae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	186	186	203	180	175	159	98	94	88	79	46	45	39	38	25	27	42	56	56	52	47	47	45	40
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:47PM2.09m				4:00AM1.73m				4:25PM2.11m				4:35AM1.81m				4:56PM2.11m				5:07AM1.90m
Low Tide	8:26AM1.04m					10:29PM0.78m				9:14AM0.93m				11:03PM0.75m				9:55AM0.81m				11:22PM0.72m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41
	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:38	—	—	—	—	4:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	9	9	9	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	5	5	4	5	5	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 9	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10
kJ	186	186	203	180	175	159	98	94	88	79	46	45	39	38	25	24	17	56	56	52	47	47	45	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 13	—	NW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 12	—	—	ENE 3	E 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	7	17	27	42	—	23	—	—	1	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	E 3	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 3	ENE 3	—	—	—
kJ	2	3	3	2	4	6	6	10	15	28	25	22	24	33	25	17	12	7	4	4	2	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	14	52	14	52	52	52	52	112	112	52	112	54	52	52	52	52	52	52	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim	Portrush-West Strand																			Portballintrae	Portballintrae	Portballintrae	Portballintrae	Portballintrae
Rating (10 max)	1																			1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9

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