Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (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, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (2.0m) at

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    8 day forecast for Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (Beach)

    Today (30 April 2025)
    Time
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    W
    8
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    14
    11
    11
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    85%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    12
    11
    10
    10
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    12
    12
    13
    15
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    19
    16
    14
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    90%
    93%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    92%
    87%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 2025)
    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 day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    15
    18
    21
    21
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    N
    15
    N
    17
    N
    18
    N
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    16
    20
    22
    21
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    UV - - 1 2 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    10
    11
    15
    16
    19
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    14
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    8
    ENE
    11
    NE
    13
    NNE
    13
    N
    13
    N
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    17
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    76%
    74%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    9
    8
    11
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    12
    13
    13
    13
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    73%
    73%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 May 2025)
    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 day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    WSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    WNW
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    7
    10
    13
    13
    10
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    81%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    80%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 May 2025)
    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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    N
    10
    N
    9
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    7
    10
    12
    12
    10
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    90%
    87%
    84%
    81%
    82%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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:

    Mainly dry, bright and very warm today.

    Today:

    This morning will be dry with some hazy sunshine. Staying largely dry with some very warm sunshine this afternoon. Chance of a shower across western counties later. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some late brightness this evening along with the odd shower. Thickening cloud will bring a little rain from the northwest overnight but southeastern counties will stay dry. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy in the morning with occasional rain. Mainly dry in the afternoon with brighter skies developing in the north and west. Much cooler. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Apart from the odd light shower it will be largely dry although rather cloudy at times.

    Updated:

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