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Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 12AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
NW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)181817171616161515151515151414141319181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9979549216926355254634514344224224493343252852101585291399169313541184843641
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
1.93
5:39AM
2.07
5:51PM
2.00
6:15AM
2.22
6:30PM
2.05
6:50AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.76
11:51AM
0.64
11:29PM
0.61
12:34PM
0.54
12:07AM
0.46
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------8:19-------8:18-------8:15-
Sunset4:57-------4:59-------5:00-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111--11--------
Temp. °C666676667777656776644446
Feels °C (?)-3-2-100-2-1024443112223110-1-1
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