Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.6
NNW
13
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
61
55
60
41
31
31
16
16
14
13
19
55
120
178
178
120
279
334
377
728
520
466
363
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
5
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03AM1.52m
10:41PM1.74m
10:48AM1.41m
11:41PM1.66m
11:53AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.87m
4:11PM0.81m
4:59AM0.97m
4:52PM0.91m
7:20AM1.01m
5:47PM0.98m
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5:35
5:33
5:31
5:28
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9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15
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Temp °C
7
6
8
8
10
11
8
6
5
6
9
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
5
3
5
4
6
7
5
2
1
2
3
8
7
7
6
5
4
5
6
5
4
3
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
Energy kJ
148
61
55
60
41
31
31
16
16
14
13
19
55
120
178
178
120
279
334
377
728
520
466
363
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
NW
14
0.6
NNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
17
10
9
9
2
3
8
8
8
8
8
7
1
2
51
116
175
304
277
17
17
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
16
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
4
10
9
9
1
1
1
2
7
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
4
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
52
39
53
53
53
8
7
7
55
55
55
268
55
55
55
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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