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
  • • 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 (1 August 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    11
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    19
    17
    14
    12
    12
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV 7 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (2 August 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    5
    S
    3
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    6
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    3
    3
    6
    8
    11
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (3 August 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    13
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 August 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    NE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    15
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 August 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.1
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 August 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    77%
    73%
    71%
    73%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 August 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    86%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 1 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 2 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 3 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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 4 August

    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 5 August

    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 5 August

    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 5 August

    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 5 August

    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 6 August

    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 6 August

    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 6 August

    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 6 August

    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 7 August

    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 7 August

    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 7 August

    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 7 August

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 2pm Saturday
    Updated 11:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 1 Aug 2026

    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry with bright or sunny spells.

    Today:

    The odd light shower in the morning, but otherwise most parts will have a dry day with some bright or sunny spells. Light winds but breezier on the north coast. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry and bright evening with some late hazy sunny spells. Remaining dry overnight with clear spells at times, although cloud will increase later in the night. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Sunday:

    A dry and bright start. Cloud will steadily thicken through the day, bringing a few outbreaks of light, patchy rain during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    A changeable and unsettled period with spells of rain or showers, some of which will likely be occasionally heavy.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast