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Portrush (Beach) (County Antrim) 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 cloudy by lunchtime.
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 low tide (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (31 August 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    <5%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    24
    S
    24
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    26
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    27
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    39
    41
    42
    44
    45
    45
    46
    45
    44
    43
    41
    39
    38
    36
    36
    34
    32
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    71%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    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)
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    29
    26
    26
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    18
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    S
    14
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SE
    9
    NW
    8
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    23
    20
    15
    16
    14
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    83%
    75%
    76%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    19
    21
    21
    17
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    15
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    20
    21
    23
    21
    22
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    75%
    74%
    77%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    15
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    17
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    29
    30
    28
    25
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    20
    21
    20
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    16
    S
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    17
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    20
    22
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    84%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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:

    Showers this morning, turning heavier and quite frequent for afternoon.

    Today:

    A day of showers, these isolated and light for the morning, then turning heavier and quite frequent through the afternoon, bringing the risk of thunderstorms, particularly to the west of Lough Neagh. Southerly winds strong. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers or longer periods of rain, turning heavy at times with the risk of thunderstorms. Winds southerly, strongest at first. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Monday:

    Showery with risk thunderstorms. Outbreaks most frequent across northern districts. Fresh to strong winds veering west to southwest. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Showers and brighter spells through the outlook period, with north and west wettest. Winds variable in direction and relatively light.

    Updated:

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