Portballintrae Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.22° N 6.54° W

Portballintrae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portballintrae sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
26
29
29
32
23
24
23
24
29
15
14
8
8
9
7
4
8
7
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
0
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:51PM2.23m
8:09AM1.93m
8:21PM2.29m
8:38AM1.97m
8:56PM2.31m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.48m
2:03AM0.56m
2:00PM0.39m
2:30AM0.48m
2:32PM0.35m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:24
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
12
14
16
16
14
15
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