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Portballintrae Surf Photo: 'Its a secret!' by Manny

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portballintrae sea temperature is

15.0°C

1.3°

Portballintrae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SE	SE	WNW
	7 s	off	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SE	SE	WNW
	7 s	off	7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW	S	WNW	WNW
	7 s	cross	7 s	12 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SW	SSW	WNW	W
	17 s	cross	5 s	17 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SW	SW	WNW	E
	16 s	cross	5 s	16 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SSW	SW	WNW	SSE
	16 s	cross- off	5 s	16 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	S	SSW	WNW	WSW
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	16 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SSE	S	WNW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	S	S	WNW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SW	SSW	WNW	SE
	14 s	cross	4 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W		WNW	S
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W	WSW	WNW
	14 s	cross- on	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	SSE
	14 s	cross- on	3 s	14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SW	W	WNW	SSE
	14 s	cross	3 s	14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	S	WSW	WNW	SSE
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	S	S	WNW
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SSE	SSE	WNW
	13 s	off	4 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Portballintrae around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 50 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.3 ft). Range 2.46m (8.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Portballintrae Surf Photo: 'Its a secret!' by Manny

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User: Manny (1 photo)

Country: Ireland (379 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:28 pm 13 Jan 2014

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