Portballintrae Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.22° N 6.54° W

Portballintrae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portballintrae sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
10
0.8
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
14
14
12
23
34
37
50
83
393
510
523
546
368
237
154
104
82
52
34
20
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
11:01AM1.63m
11:44PM1.95m
11:54AM1.53m
00:50AM1.83m
1:23PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.64m
5:47AM0.75m
6:03PM0.78m
6:47AM0.85m
7:29PM0.88m
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thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:20
 mm
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
15
17
15
16
12
11
10
10
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
14
12
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