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 cloudy by early evening.
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 low tide (0.5m) at

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

    Today (1 May 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    WNW
    8
    NW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NW
    4
    NNW
    4
    SSE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    14
    12
    10
    9
    9
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    65%
    58%
    54%
    51%
    52%
    58%
    73%
    80%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    UV 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    10
    11
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    4
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    5
    S
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    81%
    75%
    70%
    71%
    76%
    77%
    85%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 May 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    N
    6
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    16
    15
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    20
    22
    22
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    22
    21
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    P
    P
    P
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    12
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    22
    23
    27
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    24
    21
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    66%
    62%
    63%
    60%
    57%
    57%
    55%
    54%
    54%
    54%
    56%
    57%
    59%
    62%
    63%
    65%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    N
    8
    NW
    7
    WNW
    6
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    13
    18
    19
    19
    19
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    67%
    69%
    77%
    80%
    66%
    62%
    58%
    63%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (7 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    21
    23
    24
    22
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    83%
    69%
    66%
    67%
    72%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 4 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 5 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 6 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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:

    Cloudy morning with the odd shower. Drier, brighter afternoon.

    Today:

    It will be a cloudy morning with scattered showers. It will turn generally drier and brighter in the afternoon with some hazy sunshine, but still the chance of the odd shower. Warm. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will be mostly dry and cloudy through the evening and overnight but with the chance of the odd shower. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Saturday:

    A largely dry start but rather cloudy. Scattered showers will develop through the day, these heavy and perhaps thundery at times. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Cloudy on Sunday with a chance of showers. Sunny spells and a few showers on Monday and Tuesday. Remaining cooler than recent days.

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