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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

Partly cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.
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 (31 October 2025)
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    39
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    36
    36
    34
    32
    30
    29
    28
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    26
    26
    25
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (1 November 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 rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    16
    19
    24
    27
    28
    27
    27
    27
    30
    32
    32
    31
    29
    27
    26
    25
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (2 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    30
    28
    27
    27
    27
    29
    30
    33
    33
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (3 November 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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    31
    33
    34
    34
    32
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    14
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    20
    20
    21
    18
    15
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    79%
    79%
    89%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    13
    13
    14
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    10
    13
    13
    11
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    85%
    84%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    24
    26
    23
    24
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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.

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Breezy. Cloudy, heavy showers west, dry, sunny spells east Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloud and rain, which will be heavy at times, continues to spread northeastwards. Becoming drier with clear spells developing by the late evening. Strong southeasterly winds with coastal gales possible. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Friday:

    A largely dry day for many with sunny spells, especially for eastern parts. Cloudier with some heavy showers in the west for time late morning into the afternoon. Staying breezy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Remaining unsettled with showers and at times longer spells of rain. Heavy rain possible at first on Saturday with some drier and brighter spells later and on Sunday. Staying breezy.

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