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Portrush, Whiterocks (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.
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 low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (19 June 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    23°
    23°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    21
    19
    17
    16
    16
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    24°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    21°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    23°
    24°
    25°
    26°
    26°
    25°
    24°
    23°
    22°
    20°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    16
    15
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    72%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    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 Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    15°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSW
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    ENE
    7
    S
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    14
    15
    15
    17
    15
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    86%
    91%
    90%
    93%
    91%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    11
    11
    10
    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 Light shower night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    10
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    16
    17
    18
    16
    15
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    26
    27
    25
    24
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    14
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    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
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    13
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    25
    25
    25
    21
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    81%
    78%
    81%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    17
    16
    15
    13
    10
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    18
    20
    18
    17
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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 2.3 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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