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Portrush (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

Cloudy changing to light showers in the afternoon.
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

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (11 August 2025)
    Time
    06:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    E
    6
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    9
    8
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 August 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 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
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    NE
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    13
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    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
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 August 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    N
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    11
    14
    16
    16
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    6
    9
    9
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (14 August 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WSW
    8
    W
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    12
    14
    15
    14
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    10
    10
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 August 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    SSE
    5
    N
    6
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    10
    12
    11
    9
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    95%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    5
    6
    7
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (16 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    5
    E
    7
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    9
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    7
    10
    11
    11
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    92%
    89%
    89%
    94%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    7
    10
    11
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    ESE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    11
    14
    15
    11
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    90%
    88%
    90%
    95%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 11 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 12 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 13 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 14 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 14 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 14 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 14 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 15 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 16 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 17 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 then drier, brighter, afternoon showers, some heavy.

    Today:

    Cloudy with patchy rain at first soon becoming dry with bright or sunny spells. Scattered showers will build through the afternoon, some heavy and thundery. It will feel warm. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    A few showers continue into the evening but these soon clear to leave the night dry and mild with clear periods. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Tuesday:

    The day will stay mostly dry with only a chance of the odd shower, becoming warm in light winds and sunny periods. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Bright, warm and mainly dry with the occasional shower, these becoming scattered, heavy and possibly thundery for a time during Thursday.

    Updated:

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