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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

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

Tide: Next low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (21 October 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    Visibility
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 October 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    ESE
    7
    NE
    8
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    14
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    12
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    N
    14
    N
    18
    N
    20
    N
    22
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    25
    NW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    W
    26
    W
    26
    W
    25
    W
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    23
    25
    28
    30
    32
    33
    35
    35
    35
    36
    37
    37
    39
    38
    37
    38
    36
    32
    28
    27
    28
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    14
    18
    20
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    26
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.7
    2.2
    2.5
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.5
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WNW
    18
    NW
    17
    NNW
    19
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    23
    N
    24
    N
    25
    N
    27
    N
    29
    N
    29
    N
    31
    N
    31
    N
    31
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    15
    17
    17
    20
    19
    17
    21
    22
    23
    25
    27
    28
    30
    32
    32
    34
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    18
    17
    19
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    27
    29
    29
    31
    31
    31
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.1
    2.5
    2.3
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    31
    N
    31
    N
    30
    N
    30
    N
    30
    N
    30
    N
    30
    N
    29
    N
    28
    N
    28
    N
    27
    N
    26
    N
    26
    N
    25
    N
    24
    N
    25
    N
    26
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    26
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    33
    30
    35
    37
    37
    36
    37
    35
    35
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    36
    36
    35
    33
    30
    30
    28
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    67%
    66%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    31
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    25
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    3.1
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    23
    NW
    20
    NW
    18
    W
    16
    W
    17
    WSW
    21
    W
    22
    WNW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    23
    23
    23
    26
    29
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    70%
    74%
    80%
    84%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    20
    18
    16
    17
    21
    22
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.0
    1.7
    1.3
    1.2
    2.1
    2.2
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Overcast Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    27
    NW
    26
    NW
    26
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    31
    29
    29
    31
    29
    25
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 21 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 22 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 23 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 24 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 25 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 26 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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 27 October

    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:

    Dry with sunny spells Wednesday morning, cloudy with showers later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A mainly dry evening and night with variable amounts of cloud. Still a few showers across northern and western counties. Light west or northwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A generally dry morning with some sunny spells. Clouding over in the afternoon and evening with the odd shower. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Dry at first on Thursday, showery may to spread southeast later. Rather cold and windy with a few showers on Friday and Saturday.

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