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Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 12PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | |
10 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 68 | 96 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 121 | 366 | 596 | 886 | 954 | 906 | 847 | 746 | 659 | 632 | 526 | 495 | 374 | 369 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.89m | 5:57PM1.64m | 6:18AM1.88m | 6:26PM1.74m | 6:43AM1.87m | 6:56PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.59m | 11:19PM0.63m | 12:40PM0.55m | 11:57PM0.52m | 12:58PM0.51m | 00:35AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 46 | 68 | 96 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 366 | 596 | 886 | 954 | 906 | 847 | 746 | 659 | 632 | 526 | 495 | 374 | 369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 15 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 20 | NW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 121 | 48 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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