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

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Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
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    7 day forecast for Portstewart (The Strand)(Beach)

    Today (3 March 2026)
    Time
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    4
    E
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    65%
    59%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    66%
    75%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 March 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    88%
    84%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 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 Overcast 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    22
    22
    23
    23
    25
    26
    26
    27
    26
    24
    21
    20
    19
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    76%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    6
    SSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    17
    19
    19
    20
    22
    23
    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%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    71%
    64%
    56%
    49%
    42%
    42%
    42%
    46%
    57%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    72%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    76%
    70%
    67%
    64%
    63%
    60%
    61%
    63%
    66%
    73%
    76%
    81%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    27
    27
    23
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    92%
    93%
    88%
    79%
    77%
    87%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    11
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    22
    24
    23
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    95%
    89%
    76%
    73%
    83%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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:

    Dry with some sunshine today.

    Today:

    Any overnight fog patches soon clearing this morning. Otherwise all parts will have a dry day with some lengthy spells of sunshine. Light and variable winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will be dry and clear with some patchy frost. Clouding over from the south in the early hours with a few showers breaking out. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Chance of a shower at first otherwise mainly dry and rather cloudy. A few bright spells breaking through along the north coast. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Cloudy with rain on Thursday, becoming drier from the west later. Dry and bright on Friday and Saturday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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