Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portrush-East Strand today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portrush-East Strand at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s 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) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 0 | 481 | 771 | 1034 | 848 | 508 | 310 | 168 | 107 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 15 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.95m | 11:54AM1.53m | 00:50AM1.83m | 1:23PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.64m | 5:47AM0.75m | 6:03PM0.78m | 6:47AM0.85m | 7:29PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 2 | 60 | 37 | 22 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 481 | 771 | 1034 | 848 | 508 | 310 | — | 107 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 261 | 257 | 177 | 283 | 314 | 348 | 357 | 369 | 774 | 628 | 626 | 345 | 196 | 294 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 203 |
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