Portstewart (The Strand)(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 changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
🏖️ 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 low tide (0.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Portstewart (The Strand)(Beach)

    Today (23 April 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    6
    SE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    10
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    UV 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    4
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    20
    23
    24
    26
    28
    30
    30
    31
    31
    31
    30
    29
    27
    25
    25
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    89%
    85%
    82%
    75%
    72%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    67%
    70%
    75%
    79%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    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
    11
    12
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    28
    26
    25
    25
    25
    23
    19
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    14
    20
    21
    21
    21
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    93%
    93%
    78%
    60%
    57%
    67%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    8
    11
    11
    12
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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 rain Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    11
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    27
    29
    29
    23
    15
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    87%
    77%
    65%
    62%
    67%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    16
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    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
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SE
    15
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    19
    25
    27
    27
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    91%
    79%
    71%
    66%
    70%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    12
    16
    16
    15
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    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 Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    12
    18
    24
    24
    21
    14
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    86%
    75%
    67%
    64%
    68%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    10
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    6
    12
    19
    20
    19
    13
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    88%
    76%
    65%
    62%
    73%
    92%
    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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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 5.2 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:

    Mostly dry on Thursday, sunny spells, rain approaching later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A dry evening and night with some lengthy clear spells, the best of these in the west, with patchy cloud in the east. Fresher southerly winds towards dawn. 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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