Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
74
74
58
41
40
40
40
39
31
53
59
67
91
110
107
91
59
145
153
50
80
74
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:38PM1.95m
8:47AM1.70m
9:15PM1.90m
9:23AM1.62m
9:55PM1.83m
10:03AM1.52m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.53m
2:32AM0.61m
3:00PM0.60m
3:14AM0.74m
3:34PM0.71m
4:01AM0.87m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:39
5:37
5:35
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9:05
9:07
9:08
9:10
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
8
8
7
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
6
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
0
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
110
74
74
30
27
20
40
40
39
31
29
59
67
91
5
12
91
59
145
153
50
80
74
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.1
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
Energy kJ
6
18
18
58
41
40
1
8
17
17
26
27
7
5
27
44
49
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
13
8
7
6
53
110
107
1
6
5
4
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
52
137
130
123
137
39
147
314
329
329
7
7
147
55
314
314
314
54
0
0
0
52
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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