Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portrush-West Strand today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portrush-West Strand at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Portrush-West Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 310 | 208 | 142 | 78 | 58 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 129 | 235 | 314 | 314 | 246 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 216 | 220 | 164 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.83m | 1:23PM1.46m | 2:14AM1.75m | 3:31PM1.51m | 3:35AM1.71m | 4:41PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.85m | 7:29PM0.88m | 8:04AM0.92m | 9:14PM0.89m | 9:29AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 142 | 78 | 58 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 129 | 235 | 314 | 314 | 246 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 216 | 220 | 164 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | S 2 | — | S 2 |
| kJ | 310 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 588 | 195 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 262 | 274 | 276 | 192 | 164 | 130 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
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