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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

Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (0.7m) at

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No pollen data.

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

Today (19 September 2025)
Time
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 Light shower day Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
70%
30%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature
13°
13°
13°
14°
15°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
14°
13°
13°
12°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
12°
12°
13°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
13°
12°
12°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
11
SSW
12
SW
12
SW
11
SW
11
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
9
WSW
8
SW
7
SW
6
SSW
5
SSW
6
SSW
6
Wind gust (mph)
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
12
14
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
Humidity
86%
86%
86%
84%
80%
74%
71%
63%
59%
60%
60%
65%
71%
74%
75%
78%
82%
UV 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (20 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
70%
80%
70%
70%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
10°
11°
13°
13°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
6
S
7
S
7
S
7
S
7
S
7
S
7
S
7
S
7
S
8
SSW
9
NW
11
N
12
N
14
N
15
N
17
N
18
N
19
N
20
NNE
21
N
22
N
22
N
22
N
22
Wind gust (mph)
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
13
16
21
19
24
25
26
29
34
38
41
40
42
42
42
40
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
84%
85%
86%
86%
86%
87%
90%
91%
89%
84%
80%
77%
76%
74%
72%
74%
73%
71%
74%
74%
70%
70%
71%
67%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
10
11
13
14
16
17
18
19
20
22
22
22
21
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
10
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (21 September 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 shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
60%
50%
60%
70%
60%
60%
60%
50%
60%
50%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNE
20
NNE
19
N
19
N
19
N
19
N
18
N
19
N
18
N
18
N
18
N
18
N
17
N
17
N
17
N
18
N
18
N
18
N
17
N
17
N
16
N
14
N
13
NNE
12
NNE
11
Wind gust (mph)
38
37
38
35
35
38
38
37
36
35
36
36
35
37
35
33
34
33
32
30
29
26
25
23
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
66%
65%
67%
67%
66%
71%
72%
71%
68%
68%
66%
64%
62%
62%
59%
58%
59%
59%
60%
61%
61%
60%
64%
65%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.3
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (22 September 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
7°
8°
8°
9°
11°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
7°
8°
9°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNE
10
NNE
9
NNE
8
NNE
7
NNE
6
NNE
6
N
6
NNW
6
NNE
5
N
6
W
7
WNW
7
NW
8
NW
8
NW
9
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
9
NNW
8
NNW
7
NNW
6
NW
6
WNW
6
Wind gust (mph)
21
20
17
15
13
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
65%
67%
67%
70%
73%
74%
77%
76%
78%
74%
68%
64%
60%
58%
56%
57%
55%
56%
58%
66%
70%
72%
75%
75%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
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)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (23 September 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
9°
8°
9°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
8°
9°
11°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
11°
10°
9°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
8°
10°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
10°
9°
8°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
6
SW
7
W
8
WNW
8
NW
8
NNW
8
N
8
NNE
8
NE
7
E
6
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
4
SSE
4
Wind gust (mph)
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
76%
77%
77%
80%
82%
83%
83%
83%
82%
76%
72%
65%
59%
58%
57%
56%
57%
58%
64%
75%
81%
84%
86%
87%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (24 September 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
7°
6°
12°
15°
15°
12°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
6°
5°
4°
10°
13°
13°
11°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
S
6
SSE
9
SSE
8
SSE
6
SSE
4
Wind gust (mph)
7
4
4
5
15
15
12
6
5
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
88%
90%
93%
96%
81%
64%
62%
80%
91%
UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
4
4
4
4
6
9
8
6
4
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (25 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
8°
6°
6°
12°
15°
16°
13°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
5°
5°
11°
14°
14°
11°
9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
7
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
8
SE
6
Wind gust (mph)
4
5
5
15
17
15
8
7
Visibility (description)
G
G
M
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
93%
96%
97%
86%
68%
64%
80%
88%
UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
4
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
10
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Friday 19 September

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 19 September

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 19 September

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 19 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 20 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 21 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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 22 September

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 23 September

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 23 September

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 23 September

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 23 September

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 24 September

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 24 September

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 24 September

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 24 September

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 25 September

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 25 September

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 25 September

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 25 September

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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Forecast for 07:00, Fri
Updated 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 19 Sep 2025

Northern Ireland weather forecast

Headline:

Outbreaks of rain in morning. Becoming drier, brighter in afternoon.

Today:

It will be cloudy in the morning with outbreaks of rain. Becoming dry and bright during the afternoon as rain clears away eastwards. Light winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

A dry and bright evening but somewhat cloudier in the southeast. Dry with clear spells overnight and becoming chilly in places. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Saturday:

A dry and bright start then showers or longer spells of developing through the morning, turning heavy at times. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cooler on Sunday with sunshine and scattered showers and a northerly breeze. Dry with sunny spells on Monday and Tuesday. Chilly nights with a touch of frost in places.

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