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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

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (4 July 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    28
    30
    32
    34
    36
    40
    42
    42
    40
    39
    38
    36
    35
    34
    34
    33
    32
    32
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    20
    22
    24
    25
    26
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 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 rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    33
    31
    31
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    28
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 5 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    20
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    NW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    26
    26
    28
    28
    28
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 2 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    10
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    24
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    32
    32
    30
    29
    24
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    22
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    19
    21
    21
    20
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    19
    20
    18
    17
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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:

    Cloudy on Friday with outbreaks of rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Chance of a few showers across the north this evening, otherwise mostly dry. Then the rest of the night will be dry and rather cloudy. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    After a mainly dry start it will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain spreading east, these mainly across the north and west. Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy and mainly dry on Saturday with just a little patchy rain. Somewhat brighter on Sunday and Monday with a few showers.

    Updated:

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