White Rocks surf break

White Rocks surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 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
10.1° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
537
690
837
722
711
620
466
378
341
280
251
207
204
143
130
102
86
64
37
34
21
16
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:32AM2.19m
7:51PM2.12m
8:18AM2.12m
8:34PM2.13m
9:08AM1.99m
9:22PM2.08m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.28m
1:28PM0.29m
1:56AM0.29m
2:09PM0.32m
2:48AM0.37m
2:53PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:32
9:34
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
7
6
7
9
10
10
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
12
12
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
13
11
2
0
2
4
5
7
5
5
4
6
6
7
8
8
8
4
3
2
2
5
9
9
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
54
537
690
837
722
711
620
466
378
341
280
251
207
204
143
130
102
86
64
37
23
8
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
14
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
167
4
8
34
21
3
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
46
4
7
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
18
69
66
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
5
3
0
0
3
0
3
3
3
134
175
3
37
51
51
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Antrim
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
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