Portrush (Beach) (County Antrim) 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
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (29 June 2025)
    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 Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    16
    19
    21
    23
    23
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    87%
    UV 2 3 4 6 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    6
    7
    9
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 June 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    22
    23
    24
    25
    24
    23
    21
    19
    15
    15
    12
    16
    16
    15
    15
    13
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    85%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    8
    W
    7
    NW
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    14
    16
    16
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    UV - - 1 1 5 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    14
    17
    18
    18
    15
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    76%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    WSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    NW
    8
    NNW
    9
    N
    11
    NNW
    11
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    10
    14
    16
    16
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    74%
    75%
    69%
    71%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    8
    9
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    11
    NW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    14
    15
    16
    16
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    11
    12
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    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 Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    WSW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    13
    16
    16
    16
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    88%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 29 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 29 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 29 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 29 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 30 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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:

    Warm sunny spells.

    Today:

    It will be dry and bright and feeling warm or very warm in the sunshine. The cloud thickening at times in the afternoon, perhaps some low cloud and mist around the Down coast. Winds mainly light with sea breezes possible. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    Mainly dry with bright or clear spells. Isolated showers with low cloud and mist around Irish Sea coasts at times. Light or moderate south or southeast winds. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Monday:

    Some bright spells during the morning, mainly in the east. Outbreaks of rain developing, turning heavy and perhaps thundery at times through Fermanagh and the west. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Plenty of dry and settled conditions with some warm sunshine. The odd shower around, but dry for most with light winds.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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