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

Light showers 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 (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (1 September 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    30
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    27
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    19
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    17
    14
    13
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    ESE
    9
    NNE
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    13
    WNW
    14
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    9
    12
    13
    15
    19
    16
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    85%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    80%
    UV - - - 1 1 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    9
    11
    11
    14
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    12
    12
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    WSW
    20
    W
    21
    WSW
    22
    SW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    22
    28
    30
    31
    28
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    74%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    17
    20
    21
    22
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    11
    11
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SW
    21
    SW
    19
    SSW
    17
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    27
    30
    30
    28
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    18
    20
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    18
    S
    20
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    20
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    27
    29
    30
    26
    28
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    88%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - 1 2 2 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    18
    20
    22
    22
    20
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    16
    16
    18
    18
    17
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    86%
    78%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 1 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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:

    Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy.

    Today:

    A dry start with bright spells in the east, otherwise a mixture of bright or sunny intervals and showers, some heavy with chance of isolated thunder. Blustery winds at times, but not as strong as on Sunday. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Scattered showers, heavy at times, will largely die out through the evening. Clearer spells developing overnight in the east, cloudier around the north coast where showers may persist. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Mostly dry and bright start though perhaps the odd shower around the north coast. Sunny spells and scattered showers developing through the day. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Rain spreads north on Wednesday, heavy at times and perhaps wuite persistent in the east. Sunny intervals and showers on Thursday. Showers or perhaps longer spells of rain on Friday.

    Updated:

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