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

Light rain.
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 (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach)

    Today (4 July 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
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    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
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    14°
    15°
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    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
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    16°
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    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    20
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    27
    28
    30
    32
    34
    37
    41
    42
    43
    41
    40
    38
    36
    35
    35
    34
    33
    33
    33
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    18
    20
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
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    18:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    29
    27
    28
    27
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    81%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    26
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    79%
    79%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.9
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    10
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    28
    22
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    81%
    74%
    66%
    66%
    70%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    W
    9
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    15
    16
    17
    17
    13
    7
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    82%
    77%
    73%
    69%
    72%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    10
    20
    24
    25
    24
    20
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    89%
    81%
    75%
    69%
    74%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    11
    13
    12
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    21
    24
    23
    22
    18
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    90%
    85%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 4 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 5 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 6 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 7 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 8 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 9 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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 10 July

    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.

    Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach) weather map

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy on Friday with outbreaks of rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Chance of a few showers across the north this evening, otherwise mostly dry. Then the rest of the night will be dry and rather cloudy. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Friday:

    After a mainly dry start it will be a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain spreading east, these mainly across the north and west. Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy and mainly dry on Saturday with just a little patchy rain. Somewhat brighter on Sunday and Monday with a few showers.

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