Portballintrae Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.22° N 6.54° W

Portballintrae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portballintrae sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.2° 

Portballintrae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Portballintrae today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 4AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.4
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
15
4
WNW
16
4
NW
15
3.5
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3517
2335
1473
999
379
251
196
151
97
180
274
510
1430
5168
7014
6564
5607
Wind (km/h)
40
W
25
WSW
20
S
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:15AM2.16m
6:28PM2.43m
6:48AM2.25m
7:08PM2.41m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.51m
12:07PM0.47m
00:30AM0.46m
12:45PM0.46m
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2
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Temp °C
11
9
8
8
10
13
16
16
15
14
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
3
3
3
2
3
7
12
10
8
7
2
-1
1
1
1
2
2
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