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Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
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 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | |
341 | 530 | 424 | 371 | 402 | 204 | 117 | 95 | 78 | 131 | 118 | 97 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 67 | 121 | 171 | 181 | 206 | 219 | 248 | 219 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:25AM1.62m | 2:45PM1.28m | 2:39AM1.64m | 3:48PM1.32m | 3:29AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.98m | 8:40AM0.96m | 8:00PM1.01m | 9:35AM0.88m | 9:13PM0.95m | 10:19AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 15 |
 kJ | 341 | 530 | 424 | 371 | 14 | 204 | 117 | 75 | 68 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 51 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 16 | 16 | 31 | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 402 | 75 | 95 | 95 | 78 | 131 | 118 | 97 | — | — | 20 | 67 | 121 | 171 | 181 | 206 | 219 | 248 | 219 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 55 | 55 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 326 | 388 | 147 | 123 | 147 | 147 | 389 | 363 | 363 | 329 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
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