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Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 13 | |
126 | 134 | 107 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 115 | 198 | 194 | 138 | 100 | 117 | 114 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.83m | 10:03AM1.52m | 10:41PM1.74m | 10:48AM1.41m | 11:41PM1.66m | 11:53AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.71m | 4:01AM0.87m | 4:11PM0.81m | 4:59AM0.97m | 4:52PM0.91m | 7:20AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 27 | 33 | 55 | 64 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 115 | 198 | 194 | 138 | 100 | 117 | 114 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NW 14 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 79 | 61 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 91 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 3 | NNW 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 126 | 134 | 107 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 326 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 268 | 312 |
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