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Portrush - Mill (West) 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.
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 (1.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (Beach)

    Today (19 June 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    23
    20
    18
    17
    16
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    69%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    UV 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    23°
    23°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    26°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    21°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    24°
    25°
    25°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    10
    8
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    8
    W
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    7
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    13
    13
    15
    17
    15
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    20
    21
    23
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    85%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    13
    13
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    25
    26
    27
    26
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Drizzle Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    16
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    27
    27
    26
    24
    19
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    81%
    77%
    78%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    18
    19
    18
    16
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 June 2025)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    18
    21
    23
    22
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 19 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 20 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 21 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 22 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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:

    Dry with long sunny spells and feeling very warm.

    Today:

    Early mist and fog patches will soon clear, then a dry day with long bright or sunny spells. Cloud may increase at times in the afternoon. Becoming very warm. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Tonight:

    A mostly sunny evening then dry with clear spells overnight. It will be a very mild night, exceptionally so in places. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Friday:

    A dry day with long bright or sunny spells and becoming very warm or hot. Fresher along the east coast with an onshore breeze. Maximum temperature 28 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Largely dry and bright with the odd shower on Saturday and remaining very warm. Turning cooler during Sunday and Monday with sunshine and showers, heavy on Sunday.

    Updated:

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