Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portrush-East Strand today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portrush-East Strand at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Portrush-East Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 37 | 49 | 126 | 453 | 686 | 870 | 789 | 532 | 310 | 168 | 107 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 105 | 281 | 370 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.95m | 11:54AM1.53m | 00:50AM1.83m | 1:23PM1.46m | 2:14AM1.75m | 3:31PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.75m | 6:03PM0.78m | 6:47AM0.85m | 7:29PM0.88m | 8:04AM0.92m | 9:14PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 37 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 2 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 105 | 281 | 370 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 49 | 126 | 453 | 686 | 870 | 789 | 532 | 310 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 283 | 311 | 348 | 357 | 774 | 356 | 300 | 752 | 571 | 196 | 171 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 193 | 181 | 164 | 131 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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