Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 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 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (11 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
248
256
243
225
203
242
313
547
816
929
989
1300
1983
2911
3673
3423
2831
2943
2451
1952
1768
1630
1114
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:34PM1.39m
4:11AM1.79m
5:09PM1.49m
4:50AM1.90m
5:37PM1.62m
5:28AM2.02m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.79m
9:58PM0.85m
10:51AM0.69m
10:35PM0.73m
11:15AM0.60m
11:10PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:22
9:23
9:24
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
1
0
0
1
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
1
0
-1
0
-1
-1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
10
Energy kJ
8
243
225
203
242
989
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
274
248
256
313
547
816
929
1300
1983
2911
3673
3423
2831
2943
2451
1952
1768
1630
1114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
54
140
253
253
7
267
287
324
408
580
1078
324
326
326
363
408
430
946
1266
1068
944
863
373
373
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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