Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portballintrae today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portballintrae at 9PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Portballintrae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 584 | 488 | 380 | 629 | 247 | 260 | 450 | 403 | 239 | 255 | 209 | 179 | 140 | 134 | 110 | 102 | 127 | 316 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.52m | 12:21PM1.72m | 2:00AM1.43m | 2:24PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM1.13m | 5:14AM1.11m | 7:47PM1.22m | 7:14AM1.20m | 9:12PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 199 | 230 | 247 | 629 | 146 | 122 | 450 | 403 | 239 | 255 | 209 | 179 | 140 | 134 | 110 | 102 | 127 | 316 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 247 | 260 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | 110 | 180 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 584 | 488 | 380 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 608 | 347 | 314 | 130 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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