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Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 14 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
9.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.3
NW
0.8
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101023201918181717161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6515514423112411367682835032030263028102746268321891787159113051117111711321028807
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
40
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
1.71
4:49PM
1.70
4:56AM
1.84
5:28PM
1.74
5:34AM
1.96
5:59PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50AM
1.09
10:54PM
0.97
10:46AM
1.08
11:28PM
0.92
11:34AM
1.06
11:57PM
0.86
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise--8:44-------8:42-------8:41-----
Sunset----4:24-------4:27-------4:29---
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----131-----------------
Temp. °C433555765466533345467555
Feels °C (?)-2-3-4-3-4-4210-1-111-2-2-3-21024122
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