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

Overcast changing to clear by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (2 March 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    26
    WSW
    26
    W
    24
    W
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    41
    35
    32
    29
    26
    23
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    82%
    76%
    75%
    72%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    25
    25
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    6
    7
    14
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    W
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    15
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    18
    19
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    69%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    63%
    60%
    62%
    65%
    67%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    7
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    2.0
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    1.9
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    SSE
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    26
    25
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    22
    23
    25
    25
    25
    27
    27
    27
    26
    24
    25
    25
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    19
    21
    21
    22
    22
    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
    68%
    71%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    67%
    63%
    61%
    59%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    65%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    26
    27
    27
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    74%
    69%
    74%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    2.0
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    23
    25
    25
    23
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    78%
    77%
    81%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 2 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 3 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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:

    The odd shower Monday evening. Dry, bright Tuesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A mostly cloudy evening with a few showers moving eastwards. It will become dry with clear spells overnight leading to a frost in places and perhaps the odd fog patch. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A cold start to the day with a frost for some places. It will remain dry with plenty of sunshine but perhaps some high cloud spreading east in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Becoming quite cloudy with some outbreaks of rain on Wednesday. Rain bands moving east on Thursday followed by drier and brighter spells for the rest of the week.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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