Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portballintrae today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 251 | 283 | 456 | 435 | 1341 | 746 | 1430 | 1367 | 1347 | 1182 | 891 | 647 | 472 | 1979 | 4954 | 15093 | 19187 | 15757 | 14274 | 11760 | 8594 | 6117 | 4624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:02AM1.76m | 5:47PM2.15m | 6:24AM1.88m | 6:18PM2.28m | 6:47AM2.03m | 6:51PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.82m | 11:34AM0.79m | 00:11AM0.71m | 12:02PM0.66m | 00:31AM0.60m | 12:32PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | 251 | 251 | 283 | 456 | 435 | — | 746 | 1430 | 1367 | 1347 | 1182 | 891 | 647 | 472 | 1979 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 123 | 1341 | 226 | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 71 | 31 | 28 | 4954 | 15093 | 19187 | 15757 | 14274 | 11760 | 8594 | 6117 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 74 | 56 | 324 | 313 | 388 | 388 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 271 | 921 | 921 | 1020 | 701 | 1068 | 1068 | 701 | 1078 | 1078 | 775 | 814 | 389 |
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