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

Sunny intervals.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next high tide (1.5m) at

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    8 day forecast for Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach)

    Today (23 April 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    57%
    60%
    61%
    62%
    62%
    65%
    74%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    UV 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    14
    16
    18
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    30
    28
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    81%
    75%
    72%
    69%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    71%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    7
    7
    7
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    26
    27
    27
    23
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    17
    16
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    14
    18
    21
    23
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    76%
    59%
    56%
    65%
    78%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    7
    9
    11
    11
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SSW
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    25
    24
    24
    24
    17
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    87%
    88%
    79%
    73%
    65%
    69%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    14
    15
    15
    13
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    16
    S
    15
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    9
    17
    25
    22
    23
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    89%
    79%
    70%
    66%
    69%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    13
    16
    15
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    3
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 April 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 Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    10
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    7
    12
    17
    18
    17
    9
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    89%
    91%
    79%
    67%
    63%
    69%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    S
    10
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    ESE
    11
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    3
    5
    10
    18
    19
    17
    11
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    91%
    74%
    63%
    59%
    68%
    90%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 25 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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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    Headline:

    Dry with some sunny spells, best in the north.

    Today:

    A dry day. Mostly cloudy in the south, but cloud breaking up later in the day to give some late spells of sunshine. Brighter in the north with good sunny spells. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry evening and night with some lengthy clear spells, the best of these in the west, with patchy cloud in the east. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    A mostly dry day with some bright or sunny spells. However, cloud thickens later in the day with rain spreading into the west in the evening. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Persistent heavy rain on Friday, clearing east late in the day. Dry and bright much of Saturday, but rain overnight and for a time on Sunday.

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