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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

Sunny intervals changing to light rain by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (2.0m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Portstewart (The Strand)(Beach)

    Today (31 October 2025)
    Time
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    60%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    15
    S
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    25
    24
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    23
    20
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    81%
    82%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    15
    16
    17
    21
    26
    28
    27
    27
    29
    30
    33
    34
    33
    32
    29
    26
    26
    27
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    8
    10
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Overcast Light shower night Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    30
    28
    27
    28
    29
    30
    32
    30
    29
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light 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 Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    24
    25
    29
    27
    29
    30
    30
    31
    34
    33
    32
    31
    32
    30
    29
    29
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    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
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    17
    15
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    90%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    7°
    8°
    10°
    10°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    S
    10
    WNW
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    7
    8
    9
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    90%
    90%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    14
    14
    13
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    86%
    84%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 31 October

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 14:00, Fri
    Updated 12:00 (UTC) on Fri 31 Oct 2025

    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Heavy showers at times, otherwise dry with sunny spells Friday.

    Today:

    A dry start with some sunny spells but soon turning cloudier with heavy showers developing. Turning drier again through the afternoon with sunny spells breaking through. Staying windy throughout. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry start to the evening with clear spells. Soon becoming cloudy with a band of heavy rain spreading northeastwards. A few lingering showers but turning generally drier overnight. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Saturday:

    It will be a dry day for many with sunny spells, however a few showers breaking out in there afternoon. Breezy. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    It stays unsettled with frequent showers, sometimes merging into longer spells of rain. However, there’s a chance of some brighter, drier spells breaking through. Staying breezy throughout.

    Updated:

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