Portrush - Curran (East) 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

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by nighttime.
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

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    8 day forecast for Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

    Today (26 April 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    24
    26
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    79%
    78%
    UV 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    13
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 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 Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    27
    24
    23
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    80%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    NE
    8
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    13
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    78%
    68%
    66%
    74%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    7
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    88%
    73%
    57%
    55%
    64%
    76%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    N
    8
    WNW
    7
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    15
    18
    16
    12
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    82%
    68%
    56%
    58%
    70%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    10
    13
    15
    14
    9
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    92%
    79%
    76%
    71%
    76%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    9
    10
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNE
    7
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    8
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    9
    13
    15
    14
    9
    4
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    94%
    74%
    66%
    61%
    66%
    93%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    8
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    8
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    11
    15
    16
    15
    11
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    90%
    75%
    65%
    63%
    67%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 27 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 28 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 29 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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:

    Early rain in the northwest on Sunday otherwise dry, cloudy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    The evening will be dry with clear spells. Clouding over in the early hours with some light and patchy rain spreading to the north and west. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Sunday:

    Outbreaks of rain across the north and west at first soon clearing away. The afternoon will be mainly dry and cloudy with the chance of an isolated shower. Warm. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Cloudy with the odd patch of rain possible Monday morning otherwise dry and warm with some sunshine.

    Updated:

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