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Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach) (County Londonderry) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach)

    Today (1 June 2025)
    Time
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    17
    W
    19
    W
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    36
    38
    41
    41
    40
    39
    36
    34
    31
    28
    23
    22
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    65%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    69%
    71%
    76%
    77%
    UV 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    3
    3
    4
    5
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    S
    23
    S
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    19
    22
    23
    27
    31
    35
    39
    42
    42
    40
    38
    42
    44
    46
    44
    35
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    77%
    73%
    65%
    56%
    55%
    50%
    49%
    49%
    52%
    52%
    54%
    58%
    72%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    20
    21
    22
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    20
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    19
    W
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    32
    40
    46
    45
    41
    37
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    67%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    70%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    20
    22
    21
    19
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    1.0
    1.2
    1.6
    1.9
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    30
    35
    33
    32
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    75%
    60%
    56%
    57%
    68%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    16
    17
    16
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    1.9
    1.5
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    17
    17
    19
    21
    19
    17
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    82%
    72%
    68%
    66%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    17
    18
    18
    16
    11
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    86%
    74%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    10
    10
    11
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    11
    17
    20
    20
    20
    18
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    89%
    79%
    74%
    68%
    71%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 1 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach) weather map

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain clearing this morning. Scattered showers this afternoon.

    Today:

    Cloudy start with rain clearing east. Then drier and brighter for a time before it becomes cloudy this afternoon with a few showers. Freshening west or northwesterly winds later. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    A few showers this evening. Then mainly dry overnight with clear periods. Windy at first this evening with fresh to strong northwesterly winds, easing down overnight. Minimum temperature 17 °C.

    Monday:

    Dry for most of the day with some early sunshine. Widespread rain together with strong winds will spread east through the evening. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Rather cool and unsettled with sunny spells and blustery showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Remaining showery on Thursday.

    Updated:

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