Portballintrae Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.22° N 6.54° W

Portballintrae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portballintrae sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.7° 

Portballintrae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Portballintrae today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
47
63
78
77
77
78
72
70
80
77
74
61
65
68
70
83
73
59
59
47
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:52AM1.48m
00:57AM1.70m
1:12PM1.38m
2:29AM1.59m
2:44PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.63m
7:42AM0.82m
6:28PM0.79m
8:52AM0.87m
8:03PM0.91m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:15
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9:51
9:49
9:47
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
12
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