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 rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (24 June 2025)
    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 Light rain Light shower day Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    27
    27
    25
    24
    21
    19
    17
    14
    14
    12
    11
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    82%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    15
    15
    16
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    17
    17
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    85%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    ≥95%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    S
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    17
    25
    28
    28
    28
    28
    35
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    69%
    65%
    64%
    70%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    13
    16
    18
    16
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Overcast Cloudy Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    30
    26
    25
    26
    28
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    84%
    85%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 3 3 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.2
    1.8
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 June 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    WSW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    13
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    23
    25
    23
    19
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    81%
    76%
    72%
    71%
    76%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    14
    16
    15
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    16
    18
    15
    16
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    87%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    7
    8
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 June 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    18
    19
    19
    16
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 24 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 24 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 24 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 24 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

    Wednesday 25 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

    Wednesday 25 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

    Wednesday 25 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

    Wednesday 25 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

    Thursday 26 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

    Thursday 26 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

    Thursday 26 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

    Thursday 26 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

    Friday 27 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

    Friday 27 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

    Friday 27 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

    Friday 27 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

    Saturday 28 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

    Saturday 28 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

    Saturday 28 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

    Saturday 28 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

    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.

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain clearing this morning, dry this afternoon.

    Today:

    Cloudy this morning with outbreaks of rain clearing from the west. This afternoon will be dry and rather cloudy, the occasional brighter spell possible across eastern counties. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will be dry and mostly cloudy. The rest of the night will be largely dry and cloudy, chance of the odd shower in the west. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Some early brightness otherwise a dry and cloudy day. Rain will spread northeast during the evening. Quite warm. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Overnight rain clearing away on Thursday morning then dry and bright. Cloudy with occasional rain on Friday. Dry and bright on Saturday.

    Updated:

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