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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

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Large, powerful waves
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    7 day forecast for Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (Beach)

    Today (29 April 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    14
    14
    18
    20
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    65%
    70%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    UV 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    E
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    15
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    25
    22
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    64%
    60%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    58%
    63%
    66%
    72%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    8
    9
    10
    12
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (1 May 2026)
    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 Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    NE
    7
    S
    7
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 May 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 May 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    19
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 May 2026)
    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 Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    20
    21
    22
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    21
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    72%
    68%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    65%
    UV - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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:

    Bright, warm, mostly dry Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry with some late sunshine. Then staying dry and clear overnight with some patchy mist and low cloud. Chilly in sheltered glens. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    A dry and warm day with some sunshine although some high cloud around. Cooler onshore breeze along the east coast. Chance of a few evening showers. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    A cooler and cloudier few days with a chance of showers, although Sunday may see fewer showers.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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