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Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (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

Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (2.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (Beach)

    Today (8 November 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    20
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (9 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    S
    16
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    30
    30
    30
    28
    25
    24
    23
    21
    18
    19
    19
    20
    18
    17
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (10 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 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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    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%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    16
    18
    20
    23
    27
    30
    29
    31
    30
    28
    24
    24
    25
    24
    23
    21
    21
    21
    20
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    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 Cloudy Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    16
    15
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    14
    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
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (13 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
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    W
    13
    N
    12
    E
    14
    ESE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    14
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.4
    1.2
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    6
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (14 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
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    20
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    23
    26
    25
    25
    24
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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:

    A mostly dry day on Saturday with sunny spells.

    Today:

    A mostly dry morning with a few isolated mist and fog patches which will soon clear with sunny spells developing. Dry with sunny spells for much of the afternoon but turning cloudier with rain in the south towards dusk. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will be a cloudy evening with rain in the south spreading northwards. Remaining cloudy overnight with outbreaks of rain across all parts, which may be heavy at times. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Sunday:

    Cloudy with rain in the morning but becoming drier towards the afternoon. Mostly dry through the afternoon with some bright or sunny spells developing. Breezy in the morning. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain on Monday. Cloudy and windy on Tuesday and Wednesday with more persistent and heavy rain before turning drier later on Wednesday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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