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

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (12 June 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    70%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    23
    W
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    Visibility
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    UV 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (13 June 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    33
    33
    34
    33
    31
    32
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    28
    26
    24
    21
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (14 June 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (15 June 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    13
    15
    17
    17
    19
    20
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    23
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (16 June 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    S
    10
    SW
    9
    S
    9
    SE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    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
    81%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 June 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SSW
    8
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    19
    19
    22
    23
    21
    18
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    88%
    88%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    87%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    13
    10
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 June 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    19
    19
    18
    15
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 12 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

    Friday 12 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

    Friday 12 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

    Friday 12 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

    Saturday 13 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

    Saturday 13 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

    Saturday 13 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

    Saturday 13 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

    Sunday 14 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

    Sunday 14 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

    Sunday 14 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

    Sunday 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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

    Wednesday 17 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

    Wednesday 17 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

    Wednesday 17 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

    Wednesday 17 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

    Thursday 18 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

    Thursday 18 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

    Thursday 18 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

    Thursday 18 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.

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy Saturday morning with some showers. Drier, brighter afternoon.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Bright or sunny spells and the odd shower at first, then becoming cloudier overnight with showers becoming more frequent and heavier at times. Rather breezy. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Saturday:

    Quite cloudy in the morning with scattered showers, heavy at times. Becoming dry through the afternoon with some bright spells developing. Breezy at times, especially around the Antrim coast. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Dry on Sunday with some brightness. Dry and bright start on Monday but turning cloudier later. Variable cloud and bright spells on Tuesday with some showers, rain later. Becoming warmer.

    Updated:

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