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 intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (Beach)

    Today (2 September 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 intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    19
    17
    15
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    81%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    75%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    UV 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    NE
    14
    N
    14
    N
    15
    NNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    19
    21
    23
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    12
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    19
    19
    22
    23
    20
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 2 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 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 intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    SW
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    24
    24
    21
    16
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    83%
    75%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    75%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    24
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    85%
    82%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    16
    19
    21
    21
    20
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SSE
    17
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    15
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    25
    23
    21
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    17
    18
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    16
    18
    20
    19
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 2 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 3 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 4 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 5 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 6 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 7 September

    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 8 September

    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 8 September

    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 8 September

    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 8 September

    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 and bright on Tuesday, just a few showers.

    Today:

    A mainly dry and bright morning with some sunny spells. A few scattered showers will break out by afternoon, these briefly heavy. Lighter winds and feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Isolated showers at first dying out this evening then some clear spells at first tonight. Becoming cloudy overnight with outbreaks of rain spreading to the south by morning. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy with showey outbreaks of rain in the south spreading north during the morning. The rain heavy at time but still some drier spells. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Sunny intervals and showers on Thursday. Mainly dry on Friday and Saturday, but perhaps some rain later on Saturday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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