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

Partly cloudy.
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 low tide (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (3 November 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    Visibility
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (4 November 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 Clear night 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    S
    16
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    28
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    26
    25
    24
    23
    21
    18
    15
    14
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (5 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    14
    14
    13
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (6 November 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (7 November 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    14
    15
    16
    18
    18
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    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
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    13
    18
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (8 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    16
    17
    16
    17
    18
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (9 November 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    S
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    23
    23
    22
    18
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 7 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 8 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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 9 November

    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:

    Mainly dry on Tuesday. Bright spells. Lighter winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloud and occasionally heavy rain clearing east through the evening. Then mostly dry with clear spells overnight, but a few showers possible over western counties. Fresh southwest winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Mostly dry with some bright spells in the morning, though chance of the odd shower in northwest. Turning cloudier in east through the morning with a little rain in afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Remaining unsettled through this period with showers or some longer spells of rain, heavy at times. Occasionally strong winds.

    Updated:

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