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Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 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
10.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
29 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 56 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 212 | 264 | 357 | 331 | 265 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.82m | 2:00PM1.42m | 2:56AM1.82m | 3:11PM1.40m | 3:55AM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.79m | 8:30AM0.69m | 6:40PM0.87m | 9:35AM0.68m | 8:07PM0.89m | 10:34AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 56 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 212 | 264 | 357 | 331 | 265 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 5 | — | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 70 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 70 | 74 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
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