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

Heavy rain changing to cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.1m) at

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

Today (11 March 2026)
Time
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Heavy rain Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
80%
10%
20%
60%
40%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
SW
26
SW
27
SW
28
SW
29
SW
29
Wind gust (mph)
40
42
44
44
44
Visibility
VG
G
G
G
G
Humidity
75%
75%
75%
75%
75%
UV - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
27
28
29
29
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (12 March 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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night
Chance of precipitation
30%
10%
20%
20%
70%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
≥95%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-2°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-5°
-5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
29
SSW
30
SSW
31
SSW
32
SSW
33
SSW
33
SSW
31
SW
30
SW
27
WSW
24
WSW
23
WSW
24
WSW
25
WSW
26
SW
26
WSW
26
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
24
SW
23
SW
23
SW
24
SW
24
Wind gust (mph)
44
46
47
47
48
49
50
49
43
35
37
38
40
40
42
42
41
42
37
36
38
38
39
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
76%
75%
75%
76%
75%
77%
79%
82%
84%
84%
82%
79%
75%
74%
73%
72%
75%
76%
80%
83%
81%
85%
84%
84%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
29
30
31
32
33
33
31
30
27
24
23
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (13 March 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 Sleet shower night Sleet shower Sleet shower Sleet shower Sleet shower Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain 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 Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-5°
-5°
-6°
-6°
-5°
-5°
-5°
-4°
-4°
-3°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
25
SW
26
SW
26
SW
27
SW
28
SW
28
SW
27
SW
25
WSW
24
WSW
23
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
20
W
19
WSW
18
W
18
W
18
W
18
W
19
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
41
42
44
46
46
45
42
38
36
36
34
32
31
31
29
31
31
29
27
28
26
27
26
25
Visibility (description)
G
G
M
M
G
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
84%
84%
84%
84%
84%
86%
86%
85%
86%
86%
84%
84%
82%
80%
77%
77%
75%
74%
73%
77%
76%
77%
77%
81%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
26
26
27
28
28
27
25
24
23
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.6
2.7
2.8
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (14 March 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light 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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
70%
60%
60%
70%
70%
80%
70%
70%
50%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-2°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
16
WSW
16
SW
15
SW
16
SW
16
SW
16
SW
16
SSW
16
SW
16
SW
17
SW
17
SW
17
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
16
W
14
WSW
13
WSW
13
WSW
12
SW
12
SSW
11
SSW
11
SSW
12
S
12
Wind gust (mph)
25
25
26
25
26
27
25
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
19
21
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
83%
83%
83%
84%
84%
85%
85%
84%
85%
84%
81%
78%
76%
76%
75%
76%
75%
76%
78%
81%
83%
83%
84%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.2
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (15 March 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
60%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
80%
90%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
13
S
14
S
15
S
17
S
18
S
18
SSW
18
SSW
18
SSW
18
SW
19
SW
19
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
21
WSW
22
W
22
WSW
22
WSW
23
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
SW
22
Wind gust (mph)
21
23
29
29
29
30
29
29
30
31
34
36
38
41
41
41
41
37
33
34
32
32
31
31
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
Humidity
85%
86%
87%
88%
87%
89%
88%
88%
86%
84%
80%
78%
79%
76%
73%
77%
77%
79%
81%
83%
83%
84%
84%
84%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
14
15
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.5
2.7
3.0
3.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
18
18
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (16 March 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
80%
70%
50%
30%
40%
60%
80%
70%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-3°
-3°
-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
22
SW
23
SW
22
SW
22
SW
22
SSW
22
S
23
SSW
23
Wind gust (mph)
33
33
34
35
35
37
36
36
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
G
Humidity
84%
83%
83%
81%
75%
76%
83%
86%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.6
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.2
2.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (17 March 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
40%
40%
50%
40%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
23
SSW
23
SSW
22
SSW
23
SSW
24
SSW
22
SSW
21
SSW
20
Wind gust (mph)
35
36
35
37
37
34
31
30
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
Humidity
86%
84%
83%
79%
71%
70%
68%
76%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
23
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
16
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Wednesday 11 March

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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 11 March

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 11 March

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 11 March

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 12 March

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 12 March

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 12 March

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 12 March

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 13 March

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 13 March

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 13 March

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 13 March

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 14 March

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 14 March

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 14 March

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 14 March

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 15 March

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 15 March

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 15 March

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 15 March

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 16 March

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 16 March

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 16 March

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 16 March

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 17 March

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 17 March

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 17 March

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 17 March

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:

Rain clears to bright spells and showers on Thursday. Windy.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy with occasional rain, this becoming heavy and persistent in the north and west later. Windy night with fresh to strong southwesterly winds, gales over coasts and hills later. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

Heavy rain in the morning clearing to sunny spells and a few showers in the afternoon. Windy at first. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Cold on Friday with rain and snow showers. Showers or longer spells of rain on Saturday, snow on hills at first. Further rain followed by showers on Sunday.

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