Portballintrae Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.22° N 6.54° W

Portballintrae WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portballintrae sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.9° 

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


Portballintrae surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, NW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, NW swell with 446 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Portballintrae this week:

The surf forecast for Portballintrae over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Portballintrae in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Sun 23rd Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 7s
Best Surf 4AM (Mon 24th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 11s
Most Powerful 4PM (Sat 29th Aug)6.5ft (2.0m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Portballintrae over the next 16 days.


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