Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 BST
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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
10.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
NW
16
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
18
19
36
57
54
34
33
33
33
61
264
307
331
269
265
253
233
226
222
226
294
285
261
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:00PM1.42m
2:56AM1.82m
3:11PM1.40m
3:55AM1.81m
4:08PM1.43m
4:44AM1.78m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.87m
9:35AM0.68m
8:07PM0.89m
10:34AM0.68m
9:17PM0.85m
11:22AM0.68m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:43
9:44
9:45
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
13
13
14
18
20
17
16
17
16
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
14
11
11
11
10
11
16
17
15
15
15
13
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
Energy kJ
6
18
19
36
57
54
34
33
33
33
47
264
307
331
269
265
253
233
226
222
226
294
285
261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
10
61
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
53
53
55
52
0
0
74
53
53
53
0
0
0
0
3
14
53
55
8
52
0
8
52
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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