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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.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (1.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (12 July 2025)
    Time
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    16:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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 day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature
    19°
    21°
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    26°
    27°
    28°
    29°
    30°
    30°
    30°
    29°
    28°
    27°
    25°
    22°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    20°
    23°
    25°
    27°
    28°
    29°
    29°
    29°
    29°
    28°
    27°
    26°
    24°
    21°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    21
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    21
    18
    17
    16
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    66%
    64%
    62%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    61%
    63%
    68%
    74%
    75%
    UV 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 July 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 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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    27°
    27°
    28°
    28°
    27°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    23°
    21°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    25°
    26°
    26°
    27°
    27°
    26°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    19
    19
    20
    17
    18
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    22
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    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
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    67%
    62%
    59%
    58%
    59%
    62%
    67%
    71%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    SE
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    19
    21
    23
    23
    26
    24
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    82%
    78%
    69%
    70%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    10
    12
    11
    12
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    ENE
    11
    N
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    16
    18
    20
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    84%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    84%
    UV - - 1 4 5 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    5
    3
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    N
    9
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    14
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    86%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    14°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    10
    14
    15
    11
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    S
    8
    S
    9
    ENE
    10
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    11
    13
    12
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    89%
    92%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 12 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 13 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 14 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 15 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 16 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 17 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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 18 July

    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:

    Dry, hot and sunny today.

    Today:

    Dry, hot and sunny. Just a small chance of a shower across the far west later this afternoon. Cooling onshore breezes along the east coast. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry, very warm and sunny this evening. Then the rest of the night will remain dry with lengthy clear periods. A warm night in many places. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Sunday:

    Dry, hot and sunny again for most of the day. Cloudier by evening with the chance of a few showers. Cooler along the east coast. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Rain, occasionally heavy, moving northeast early on Monday morning followed by scattered showers. Still a few showers on Tuesday before it becomes drier on Wednesday. Still quite warm.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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