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Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 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
11.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
289 | 197 | 207 | 169 | 134 | 99 | 75 | 75 | 36 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.48m | 5:25AM1.74m | 5:32PM1.57m | 5:57AM1.71m | 6:06PM1.67m | 6:25AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.68m | 10:09PM0.79m | 11:53AM0.67m | 10:55PM0.73m | 12:13PM0.65m | 11:37PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | 9:50 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 289 | 197 | 207 | 169 | 134 | 99 | 75 | 75 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 10 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 130 | 55 | 55 | 130 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 306 | 394 | 550 | 532 | 103 | 99 | 54 | 53 |
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