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Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121413131312121111101010121212131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)632623594442421414472921915875822616509441300185120116220210161186181258
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
15
S
20
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
55
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSW
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
1.91
11:19PM
1.53
12:47PM
1.78
12:49AM
1.46
2:03PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.71
6:12PM
0.95
4:43AM
0.86
7:22PM
1.01
5:56AM
0.99
8:26PM
1.03
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:48-------8:48-------8:47-----
Sunset----4:16-------4:19-------4:20---
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--111---------24211-121-
Temp. °C55556532222344447891011111010
Feels °C (?)211123-1-2-2-3-3-4-1-2-5-7-5-203531-1
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