Portballintrae surf break

Portballintrae surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Portballintrae today?

The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
31
31
16
16
14
13
35
99
225
269
221
178
309
355
400
627
520
416
356
175
245
268
183
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
5
WSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:41PM1.74m
10:48AM1.41m
11:41PM1.66m
11:53AM1.31m
1:25AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.81m
4:59AM0.97m
4:52PM0.91m
7:20AM1.01m
5:47PM0.98m
8:40AM0.96m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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5:33
5:31
5:28
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9:10
9:12
9:14
9:15
Temp °C
10
11
8
7
6
7
10
13
14
11
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
5
7
5
2
2
3
4
8
10
7
5
4
3
5
4
5
4
3
2
1
-2
-2
0
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
6
Energy kJ
41
31
31
16
16
14
13
35
99
225
269
221
178
309
355
400
627
520
416
29
28
14
39
183
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
N
9
0.5
NW
9
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
NW
15
0.5
NW
14
0.7
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
NNW
9
Energy kJ
9
9
2
1
8
8
8
6
39
1
2
37
92
183
261
277
17
17
28
14
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
16
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
9
8
2
1
1
7
11
2
1
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
S
2
0.2
S
3
1.4
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
356
175
245
268
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
39
52
53
52
58
53
7
8
7
3
3
7
55
123
130
55
55
55
130
343
63
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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