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

Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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7 day forecast for Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach)

Today (7 January 2026)
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 intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
50%
60%
70%
80%
70%
70%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
W
7
WSW
7
WSW
8
SW
7
SW
6
SW
6
SSW
6
S
7
SSE
8
S
10
SW
12
WSW
13
Wind gust (mph)
13
12
13
13
12
14
15
17
19
21
23
24
Visibility
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
VG
VG
Humidity
73%
73%
75%
77%
81%
81%
82%
88%
92%
93%
92%
89%
UV 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
7
7
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
10
12
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (8 January 2026)
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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
70%
60%
50%
40%
50%
50%
40%
30%
40%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
30%
40%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
14
W
13
WSW
13
WSW
12
WSW
12
WSW
11
SW
11
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
9
SW
8
SW
7
SW
7
S
6
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
6
W
7
WSW
7
WSW
7
WSW
7
Wind gust (mph)
26
25
23
23
21
19
18
17
17
15
14
13
12
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
Humidity
89%
87%
88%
87%
89%
90%
91%
91%
88%
89%
88%
87%
86%
86%
87%
91%
93%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (9 January 2026)
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
7
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
9
WSW
9
WSW
9
WSW
9
WSW
9
SW
9
WSW
9
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
9
WSW
9
SW
9
WSW
9
SW
9
SW
9
SW
9
SW
8
SW
8
Wind gust (mph)
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
14
14
15
15
13
14
14
13
14
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
Humidity
91%
92%
92%
91%
92%
91%
91%
91%
91%
92%
93%
91%
89%
87%
87%
90%
92%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
92%
93%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (10 January 2026)
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 Light shower 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
9
SW
9
WSW
9
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
9
SW
8
SSW
7
SW
7
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
S
9
S
9
S
10
S
11
SSE
11
SSE
12
Wind gust (mph)
14
14
14
15
16
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
14
13
15
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
93%
92%
93%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
92%
91%
91%
89%
86%
86%
86%
88%
92%
91%
91%
91%
91%
90%
91%
90%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (11 January 2026)
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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
30%
40%
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
13
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
16
SSE
17
SSE
18
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
19
SSE
18
SSE
17
SSE
17
SSE
15
SSE
14
SSE
13
Wind gust (mph)
15
15
16
17
18
21
21
20
22
22
23
24
25
25
26
26
26
27
25
25
24
24
24
24
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
90%
91%
91%
91%
91%
91%
92%
92%
92%
91%
90%
89%
88%
89%
90%
91%
92%
92%
93%
93%
93%
93%
93%
94%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
18
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
15
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (12 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
30%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
12
S
11
S
10
S
10
S
11
SSE
12
SSE
11
SE
11
Wind gust (mph)
18
15
12
13
13
13
11
15
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
94%
95%
95%
95%
93%
92%
93%
94%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (13 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
12
SE
12
SE
10
SE
10
Wind gust (mph)
16
17
16
18
19
16
14
13
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
94%
92%
93%
93%
91%
91%
93%
93%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Wednesday 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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.

Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach) weather map

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Northern Ireland weather forecast

Headline:

Dry, bright, windy at first. Cloudy, rain afternoon and evening.

Today:

Dry with bright spells through the morning. Clouding over in the afternoon with some light rain and hill snow slowly spreading east. Strong northwest winds at first, becoming light. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with rain and hill snow at fist, clearing northeast through the evening. This allowing a mostly dry night with some clear spells, but some showers in the north, west. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Thursday:

It will stay mostly dry with variable cloud and bright spells through the day, but a few showers around the coasts. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Staying cold with some bright spells and a few showers on Friday and Saturday, Dry first thing Sunday but soon turning windy as rain spreads northeast.

Updated:

UK long range weather forecast

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