Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach) (County Londonderry) 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

  • 10 7
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
    Sunset iconSunset:
    Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.
    Beach safety today
    Large, powerful waves
    • • only experts should take part in water activities

    Tide: Next low tide (0.7m) at

    L UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (0.7m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
L UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach)

    Today (16 January 2025)
    Time
    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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    31
    32
    33
    33
    34
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 January 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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    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
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    15
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    36
    37
    37
    36
    35
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    30
    28
    28
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    33
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    35
    35
    36
    34
    31
    31
    31
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    76%
    76%
    84%
    85%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    12
    S
    10
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    22
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    21
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    93%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    13
    10
    11
    12
    10
    9
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    92%
    98%
    97%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    1.2
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    19
    21
    23
    21
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    85%
    82%
    90%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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, mild and cloudy today, east may see some brightness.

    Today:

    All parts will have a dry and rather cloudy day. Chance of some brighter spells breaking through across the east at times. Brisk southwesterly winds. Mild. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will be dry. The rest of the night will remain mainly dry with a good deal of cloud. A little rain reaching the far west later. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Friday:

    Another dry day with variable amounts of cloud and some bright or sunny spells. Mild. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Dry and mild on Saturday. Dry on Sunday morning before rain spreads east in the afternoon and evening. Mainly dry on Monday.

    Updated:

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