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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

Clear.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (29 April 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    9
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    71%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    14
    SE
    12
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    27
    25
    21
    17
    15
    15
    15
    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
    70%
    71%
    70%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    66%
    60%
    57%
    56%
    56%
    57%
    58%
    64%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    S
    7
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    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
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    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°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    20
    21
    22
    22
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    21
    23
    23
    23
    22
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    76%
    72%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    UV - - 1 2 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    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 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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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:

    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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