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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

Overcast changing to clear by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (10 November 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (11 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    16
    SSE
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    24
    25
    25
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    24
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (12 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 Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    S
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    23
    22
    23
    21
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    14
    16
    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
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (13 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 Overcast Overcast 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    17
    E
    19
    E
    20
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    22
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    23
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    24
    ENE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    21
    24
    29
    32
    33
    32
    33
    34
    34
    32
    31
    30
    30
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    71%
    70%
    72%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    17
    19
    20
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    24
    24
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (14 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    21
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    22
    E
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    25
    24
    24
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    25
    26
    25
    25
    24
    24
    21
    24
    22
    22
    24
    24
    24
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    22
    22
    22
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (15 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    21
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    16
    E
    15
    E
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    23
    21
    19
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    70%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (16 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    18
    19
    16
    14
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    70%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 10 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 11 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 12 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 13 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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:

    Outbreaks of rain, some heavy at first, soon becoming lighter.

    Today:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, these will be heavy at times at first in the morning. This rain will become patchy and lighter as bright spells increase in the south from later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Patchy rain in the north clears from the evening, leaving the night dry with clear spells. Cloud will increase later with occasionally heavy rain following from the south by morning. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Tuesday:

    The day will stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain, these heavy at times throughout the day. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Wednesday stays mostly dry with rain in the west. Outbreaks of rain become heavy for a time overnight into Thursday. Friday becomes cold and dry in a fresh northeast wind.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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