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Portstewart Strand Surf Photo: 'Reflections' by Loretto Blackwood

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Portstewart Strand sea temperature is

15.3° C

0.8°

Portstewart Strand 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
	WNW	N		WNW
	13 s	glass		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 December at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	N	NNW	WNW
	13 s	cross- on	2 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 December at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NE	N	W
	13 s	cross	3 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 December at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	E		WNW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 December at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	ESE		WNW
	13 s	off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 December at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE		WNW
	12 s	off		12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 December at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSE	SE	W
	12 s	off	2 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 December at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSE	SSE	W
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 December at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSE	SSE	W
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 December at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	SSE	W
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 December at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	SSE	W
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 December at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	SSE	W
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE	W
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S	SSE	W
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	SSE	W
	3 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	SSE	W	NNW
	3 s	off	3 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSE	SSE	W	NNW
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 December at 3 pm

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

Image captured One hour and 42 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.8 ft). Range 2.38m (7.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Portstewart Strand Surf Photo: 'Reflections' by Loretto Blackwood

Portstewart Strand - Xmas Eve.

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User: Loretto Blackwood (9 photos)

Country: Ireland (378 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:14 pm 24 Dec 2018