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Portrush, Whiterocks (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

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (31 August 2025)
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    Weather symbols 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
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    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    11°
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    14°
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    17°
    17°
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    15°
    14°
    14°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    27
    S
    27
    S
    27
    S
    26
    S
    26
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    24
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    22
    S
    20
    S
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    37
    38
    39
    39
    39
    41
    43
    45
    45
    45
    47
    46
    45
    43
    41
    40
    39
    36
    33
    32
    30
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    78%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 September 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    30
    31
    31
    32
    33
    33
    33
    32
    31
    30
    27
    25
    25
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    19
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    1.0
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
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    30%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    NNE
    9
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    23
    20
    17
    16
    13
    10
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    84%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    S
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SW
    14
    W
    16
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    19
    21
    23
    21
    22
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    77%
    76%
    80%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    11
    12
    14
    16
    17
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    18
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    26
    28
    28
    25
    20
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    77%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    18
    19
    18
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    15
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    23
    25
    23
    21
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    90%
    87%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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:

    Mainly dry bright start Sunday then showery, windy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A brighter evening with sunshine and only a few well scattered showers in west. Then clear spells after dark, especially in the east, turning cloudier in west with the odd shower. Southerly winds picking up before morning Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mainly bright and dry start, sunny in east, then showers developing from mid-morning with some turning heavy in the afternoon. Windy with southerly gales possible along east coast. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Sunny intervals and showers on Monday, some heavy, breezy. Sunshine, scattered showers Tuesday and Wednesday, lighter winds, but perhaps a longer spell of rain for a time on Tuesday.

    Updated:

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