Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 24 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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
16
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
54
34
33
33
38
61
264
307
331
269
265
253
233
226
222
230
294
285
215
186
149
143
115
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:56AM1.82m
3:11PM1.40m
3:55AM1.81m
4:08PM1.43m
4:44AM1.78m
4:54PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.68m
8:07PM0.89m
10:34AM0.68m
9:17PM0.85m
11:22AM0.68m
10:09PM0.79m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:01
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:44
9:45
9:46
Temp °C
14
13
14
18
20
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
14
12
10
11
15
18
15
17
15
13
12
14
15
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
9
9
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
NW
11
Energy kJ
57
54
34
33
33
38
47
264
307
331
269
265
253
233
226
222
230
294
285
215
186
149
143
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
10
61
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
70
53
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
53
53
52
0
0
52
52
52
52
52
52
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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