Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (10 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
56
91
105
147
162
211
279
267
248
256
238
225
208
211
307
340
470
593
742
884
1103
1671
2413
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
WNW
40
NW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:48PM1.32m
3:29AM1.70m
4:34PM1.39m
4:11AM1.79m
5:09PM1.49m
4:50AM1.90m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.88m
9:13PM0.95m
10:19AM0.79m
9:58PM0.85m
10:51AM0.69m
10:35PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:20
9:22
9:23
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
4
4
3
3
3
3
-1
-2
0
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
-1
-3
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
15
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
14
9
2
7
2
2
8
238
225
208
211
742
884
1103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
11
Energy kJ
19
56
91
105
147
162
211
279
267
248
256
307
340
470
593
1671
2413
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
140
389
375
375
456
456
343
287
140
140
305
153
16
265
293
324
409
432
313
318
315
326
326
383
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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