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Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 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 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
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 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | |
41 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 99 | 225 | 269 | 221 | 178 | 309 | 355 | 400 | 627 | 520 | 416 | 356 | 175 | 245 | 268 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.74m | 10:48AM1.41m | 11:41PM1.66m | 11:53AM1.31m | 1:25AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.81m | 4:59AM0.97m | 4:52PM0.91m | 7:20AM1.01m | 5:47PM0.98m | 8:40AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 6 |
 kJ | 41 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 99 | 225 | 269 | 221 | 178 | 309 | 355 | 400 | 627 | 520 | 416 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 39 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NW 9 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 92 | 183 | 261 | 277 | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | 28 | 14 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | NW 13 | — | NW 16 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 356 | 175 | 245 | 268 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 58 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 123 | 130 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 130 | 343 | 63 | 54 |
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