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Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 2PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 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 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | ESE 2 | N 6 | W 14 | |
98 | 69 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.67m | 11:33PM1.73m | 12:59PM1.51m | 2:18AM1.71m | 2:43PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.68m | 4:47PM0.77m | 7:22AM0.79m | 5:49PM0.92m | 9:02AM0.75m | 7:22PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
-3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | — | N 6 | — |
 kJ | 98 | 69 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 54 | 141 | 141 | 329 | 329 | 380 | 404 | 394 | 411 | 788 | 762 | 297 | 257 | 257 | 249 | 249 | 94 | 106 | 141 | 140 | 140 | 106 | 106 |
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