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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 in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (1.3m) at

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

    Today (3 June 2025)
    Time
    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 day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    42
    42
    41
    41
    41
    41
    41
    39
    39
    36
    34
    31
    32
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    64%
    59%
    58%
    54%
    52%
    46%
    50%
    54%
    57%
    61%
    63%
    71%
    73%
    UV 4 4 5 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.8
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 June 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 Light shower 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 Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    31
    29
    30
    30
    32
    33
    36
    36
    38
    37
    38
    38
    35
    34
    32
    30
    28
    25
    21
    17
    17
    17
    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
    78%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    76%
    72%
    65%
    59%
    54%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    52%
    54%
    52%
    55%
    58%
    63%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.8
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    WSW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    18
    21
    19
    19
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    66%
    65%
    58%
    60%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.7
    1.5
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 June 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    8
    NW
    7
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    18
    19
    20
    18
    15
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    80%
    65%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 4 2 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    10
    9
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    WSW
    6
    W
    8
    WNW
    11
    NW
    13
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    16
    17
    19
    26
    29
    26
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    85%
    75%
    69%
    63%
    68%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 2 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    8
    12
    13
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 June 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 Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    9
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    27
    27
    27
    25
    20
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    82%
    73%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    13
    14
    13
    12
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 June 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    23
    23
    21
    19
    15
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    88%
    76%
    70%
    76%
    81%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    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 3 June

    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 3 June

    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 3 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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:

    Sunshine and showers. Feeling quite cool.

    Today:

    It will be cloudy with scattered showers at first, then becoming brighter with increasing sunny spells as showers ease in the afternoon. A cool and windy day. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    A largely dry evening with sunny then clear spells and just the odd shower. Turning cloudier overnight in the north with more frequent and heavier showers, staying drier in south. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Wednesday:

    It will be another cool, breezy and largely cloudy day with showers, these could be heavy and quite frequent at times. A few sunny intervals possible between showers. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Sunshine and occasional showers continue Thursday to Saturday, heavy and perhaps forming longer spells of rain at times. Feeling cool for June. Winds easing through Thursday.

    Updated:

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