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Portballintrae Beach

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Portballintrae Beach 2 photos

  • Drain, Portballintrae

    Drain, Portballintrae. Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Groynes, Portballintrae (1)

    Groynes, Portballintrae (1). Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
9 am
1.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.0
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.1
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.5
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Portballintrae Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C49°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
3622 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
1.5Poor9 am127
0.6Poor10 am4025
0.6Poor11 am5635
0.8Poor12 pm4125
0.7Poor1 pm3220
0.7Poor2 pm4930
0.8Poor3 pm4830
1.0Poor4 pm4629
1.1Poor5 pm4427
1.5Poor6 pm4025
Sat
0.8Poor9 am3924
0.7Poor10 am5031
0.8Poor11 am5736
0.7Poor12 pm6037
0.8Poor1 pm5534
0.8Poor2 pm4428
0.5Poor3 pm6239
0.7Poor4 pm5836
0.8Poor5 pm6037
0.9Poor6 pm5936
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide steady now. Low at 11 am, -0.9 m. High at 5 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -1.2 mLow 11 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.2 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 83 km/h51 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 81%
  • Tue1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 66 km/h41 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 29%
  • Thu3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms490 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables500 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground310 m0.2 mi away
  • Boat ramp120 m390 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
240 m770 ft
Nearest town
250 m820 ftPortballintrae (village)
Nearest airport
55 km34 miIslay Airport (ILY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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