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
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 (8 April 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (9 April 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 Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    60%
    70%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    50%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    22
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    23
    30
    35
    32
    35
    36
    40
    42
    41
    41
    40
    36
    33
    32
    29
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    82%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    85%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    74%
    73%
    68%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 April 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    29
    SSE
    31
    SSE
    32
    SSE
    32
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    27
    S
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    22
    21
    19
    19
    18
    19
    20
    21
    24
    29
    33
    35
    37
    40
    42
    45
    47
    50
    50
    49
    48
    47
    38
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    75%
    70%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    20
    22
    24
    25
    27
    28
    30
    31
    32
    32
    30
    27
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (11 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    24
    S
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    24
    S
    23
    S
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    34
    34
    34
    36
    35
    34
    36
    39
    40
    41
    43
    45
    45
    47
    47
    45
    43
    43
    41
    41
    40
    40
    39
    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
    77%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    74%
    69%
    65%
    60%
    60%
    58%
    61%
    63%
    65%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (12 April 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    23
    S
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    38
    37
    36
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    35
    36
    34
    34
    32
    34
    33
    31
    29
    24
    24
    21
    19
    20
    19
    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
    80%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    71%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    22
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (13 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    10
    S
    10
    NNW
    9
    N
    10
    NNW
    9
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    81%
    72%
    72%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    9
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (14 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    84%
    81%
    75%
    73%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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:

    Bright spells and showers on Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry. Then cloud and rain will spread southeast across all parts overnight followed by clearer weather and a few showers in the west. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Bright spells and scattered showers, these turning more widespread and occasionally heavy during the afternoon. Colder than of late. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Dry for most of Friday before rain spreads northeast by evening. Mainly dry and bright Saturday. Breezy with showers on Sunday.

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