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Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
NW
0.8
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
2
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1211111110101010109920191716161616161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15610910510192655638311616694991597220121732033200820081958163013991140928
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
45
ESE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
1.84
6:36AM
2.14
6:51PM
1.88
7:04AM
2.21
7:18PM
1.92
7:33AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.79
12:45PM
0.95
12:46AM
0.71
1:13PM
0.87
1:12AM
0.62
1:42PM
0.79
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:40-------8:37-------8:37---
Sunset------4:32-------4:35-------4:36-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1---1------33
Temp. °C776667776666666677777878
Feels °C (?)4300122200-1-1-1333100000-3-3
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