Portballintrae Beach
Coleraine · United Kingdom
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Portballintrae Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline, opening onto the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.3°C (57.7°F) on average
Jan
9.2°C
48.6°F · 8.1–11°C
Feb
8.3°C
46.9°F · 7.5–9.2°C
Mar
8°C
46.4°F · 6.8–8.9°C
Apr
8.4°C
47.1°F · 7.1–9.5°C
May
9.5°C
49.1°F · 8.1–11°C
Jun
11.2°C
52.2°F · 9.9–12.8°C
Jul
12.6°C
54.7°F · 11.8–14.4°C
Aug
13.9°C
57°F · 13.3–14.5°C
Sep
14.3°C
57.7°F · 13.3–15.1°C
Oct
13.6°C
56.5°F · 12.8–14.9°C
Nov
12°C
53.6°F · 9.8–13.7°C
Dec
10.5°C
50.9°F · 9.5–12.2°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
W–N
Best wind
E–S
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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