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

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

Tide: Next high tide (2.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (12 February 2025)
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    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    29
    30
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    28
    25
    25
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (13 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
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    09:00
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    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    26
    27
    30
    32
    32
    31
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (14 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
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    09:00
    12:00
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    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    20
    SE
    17
    SE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    40
    40
    41
    38
    35
    28
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    81%
    85%
    86%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (15 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    22
    26
    30
    30
    33
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    87%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    17
    16
    16
    14
    13
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (16 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    32
    32
    33
    32
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (17 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
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    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Drizzle
    Drizzle
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    32
    33
    32
    33
    33
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (18 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Drizzle
    Drizzle
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    20
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    25
    21
    19
    20
    17
    15
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 12 February

    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 12 February

    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 12 February

    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 12 February

    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 13 February

    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 13 February

    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 13 February

    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 13 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 14 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 15 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 16 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 17 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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 18 February

    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:

    Wednesday cold and cloudy with some showers.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Rather cloudy with some scattered light showers appearing, these wintry on hills. The cloud thins and breaks at times, chiefly towards the north coast. East to southeast winds occasionally fresh to strong around the coasts. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Mainly cloudy with some scattered light showers, these wintry across the hills. Rather cold in fresh to strong east to southeast winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Rather cold and cloudy or bright on Thursday. Cloudy with patchy light rain on Friday. Still mostly cloudy on Saturday but generally dry. Chilly east or southeast winds.

    Updated:

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