White Rocks surf break

White Rocks surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BST
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White Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Rocks sea temperature is
10.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for White Rocks at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at White Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
242
233
198
181
96
78
48
52
62
53
28
25
23
23
11
9
12
25
10
15
12
14
23
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:04AM1.82m
10:18PM1.98m
11:09AM1.64m
11:35PM1.87m
12:31PM1.49m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.50m
3:40PM0.52m
5:11AM0.63m
4:31PM0.66m
7:12AM0.69m
5:28PM0.79m
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light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:39
9:40
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
15
15
13
11
12
12
15
17
18
15
15
15
13
12
14
16
19
17
17
15
6
6
7
9
10
13
10
7
8
8
12
13
15
13
11
11
8
8
11
13
16
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
W
12
Energy kJ
209
242
233
198
181
96
21
25
52
62
53
28
25
12
11
7
7
3
4
10
15
12
14
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.1
NW
6
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
20
18
78
48
47
46
25
24
23
23
23
11
9
12
25
2
1
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
1
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
278
352
57
5
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
50
68
92
68
68
68
51
51
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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