Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 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 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (26 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
NW
7
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
304
294
289
219
207
169
163
99
75
64
36
25
20
19
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
W
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:44AM1.78m
4:54PM1.48m
5:25AM1.74m
5:32PM1.57m
5:57AM1.71m
6:06PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.68m
10:09PM0.79m
11:53AM0.67m
10:55PM0.73m
12:13PM0.65m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
4:58
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:46
9:49
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
13
16
17
17
17
15
13
11
14
17
19
20
18
11
10
9
8
9
7
6
8
7
10
10
11
13
14
14
14
11
8
7
10
13
16
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
226
304
294
289
219
207
169
163
99
75
13
26
25
16
12
12
11
7
6
4
4
1
7
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
5
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
6
11
64
36
20
20
19
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
1
2
14
24
22
24
29
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
55
55
54
55
130
55
55
130
52
0
0
0
52
52
52
52
52
52
52
306
329
343
348
314
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
9
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