
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portballintrae today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
838 | 763 | 490 | 836 | 683 | 568 | 456 | 302 | 620 | 1247 | 1871 | 2761 | 2594 | 2117 | 1621 | 2173 | 2140 | 1708 | 1498 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.95m | 9:18AM2.00m | 9:30PM1.80m | 10:00AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.55m | 3:09AM0.68m | 3:12PM0.73m | 3:46AM0.83m | 4:00PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
— | 763 | 490 | 836 | 683 | 568 | 456 | 302 | 620 | 1247 | 1871 | 2761 | 2594 | 2117 | 1621 | 2173 | 2140 | 1708 | 1498 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 17 | — | — | — | — |
— | 184 | 301 | — | — | — | — | 215 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 6 | 594 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
838 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 401 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 345 | 493 | 688 | 688 | 493 | 39 | 8 | 256 | 389 | 39 | 7 | 173 | 7 | 7 |
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