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.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (1.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (14 May 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 day Sunny day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    14
    14
    13
    13
    16
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    81%
    UV 1 2 3 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 May 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 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    10
    E
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    N
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    19
    17
    15
    13
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    11
    11
    13
    14
    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
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    71%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    10
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    18°
    19°
    16°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    7
    SE
    4
    NE
    6
    NE
    13
    NE
    12
    NNE
    9
    NNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    12
    12
    14
    15
    15
    13
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    72%
    75%
    80%
    79%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    6
    4
    6
    13
    12
    9
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    3
    SSE
    2
    SE
    2
    NNE
    6
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    N
    7
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    9
    14
    15
    15
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    75%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    83%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    2
    6
    9
    8
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    4
    SSE
    3
    ESE
    3
    NE
    7
    NE
    10
    NNE
    10
    N
    8
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    9
    14
    15
    14
    9
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    88%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    8
    10
    10
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    8
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    8
    12
    14
    12
    9
    4
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    82%
    79%
    83%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    8
    10
    10
    8
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    3
    SE
    4
    SSE
    3
    E
    6
    ENE
    8
    NE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    3
    3
    6
    11
    12
    12
    9
    4
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    81%
    79%
    82%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    W
    7
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    9
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    7
    11
    14
    13
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    85%
    91%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 18 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 19 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 20 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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 21 May

    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?

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    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    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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    Headline:

    Dry and sunny today with light northeast breezes.

    Today:

    Another fine, dry day for all with good periods of sunshine developing and lifting the afternoon temperatures to seasonally warm levels, particularly for well inland areas. Light to moderate northeast breezes. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with good late sunshine then clear spells. This combined with light winds will allow temperatures to fall away quickly, bringing a chilly start for some rural areas come dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Thursday:

    Staying dry throughout. All enjoying prolonged sunshine with inland western areas seeing seasonally very warm highs. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Dry with good periods of sunshine. Light mainly northeast breezes. Temperatures seasonally mild to very mild.

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