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Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Portballintrae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Portballintrae sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 11PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 690 | 669 | 902 | 1161 | 1161 | 1042 | 1214 | 1491 | 1857 | 2233 | 2322 | 2146 | 1983 | 1737 | 1508 | 1244 | 1227 | 1028 | 1095 | 943 | 779 | 624 | 520 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:41PM 1.87 | 3:49AM 1.64 | 4:22PM 1.84 | 4:30AM 1.74 | 4:55PM 1.84 | 5:07AM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:12PM 0.95 | 9:09AM 1.02 | 10:45PM 0.93 | 9:57AM 1.00 | 11:11PM 0.90 | 10:41AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - |
| Sunset | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -1 | 2 |
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