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Portstewart (The Strand)(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
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (1.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portstewart (The Strand)(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 Overcast 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%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    19
    W
    21
    W
    23
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    NW
    22
    NW
    20
    NW
    18
    NW
    15
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    37
    40
    43
    43
    41
    40
    37
    35
    32
    29
    25
    22
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    66%
    77%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    77%
    74%
    75%
    71%
    71%
    75%
    76%
    UV 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    21
    23
    24
    25
    24
    23
    22
    20
    18
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    4
    4
    4
    5
    7
    8
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy 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 Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    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
    WNW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    21
    23
    27
    30
    34
    38
    41
    41
    40
    38
    40
    44
    44
    43
    36
    33
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    76%
    72%
    65%
    56%
    54%
    51%
    46%
    47%
    53%
    52%
    54%
    57%
    65%
    82%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    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
    60%
    60%
    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
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    WSW
    20
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    18
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    32
    40
    46
    45
    43
    35
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    15
    15
    16
    20
    22
    21
    19
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    1.1
    1.3
    1.6
    1.9
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    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 Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    31
    33
    29
    27
    23
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    75%
    60%
    57%
    58%
    66%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    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 rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    17
    19
    20
    21
    19
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    89%
    83%
    72%
    68%
    67%
    79%
    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
    30%
    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)
    W
    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
    87%
    89%
    85%
    74%
    68%
    71%
    74%
    90%
    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%
    78%
    75%
    69%
    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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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:

    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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