Portrush, Whiterocks (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

Cloudy changing to heavy rain by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next low tide (0.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (30 June 2025)
    Time
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
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    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    NW
    11
    N
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NNW
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    NNW
    7
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    22
    20
    18
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 July 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 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    12
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    11
    10
    13
    18
    19
    18
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    72%
    UV - - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    12
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    18
    20
    21
    21
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    77%
    77%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    23
    26
    27
    28
    26
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    88%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    13
    14
    16
    18
    17
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.0
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Light rain Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    14
    15
    17
    17
    18
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 2 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    12
    13
    12
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    15
    17
    17
    18
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 30 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 30 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 30 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 30 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 1 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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:

    Heavy rain developing in the west.

    Today:

    A mainly dry start and rather cloudy with some bright spells. Patchy rain over the west, the rain becoming heavier and more persistent here during the day, perhaps turning thundery at times. Outbreaks of rain spreading east through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Most of the rain clearing during this evening, the cloud becoming well broken overnight with a few shallow mist and fog patches by dawn. Winds falling light. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Tuesday:

    It will be mainly dry and bright with sunny spells and feeling quite warm. The cloud increasing at times with isolated showers. Light winds. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Bright or sunny spells with scattered showers on Wednesday and Thursday. Windy with outbreaks of rain on Friday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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