Portrush - Curran (East) 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

Clear.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and the conditions. Follow lifeguards' advice.

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    8 day forecast for Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

    Today (15 May 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 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 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    SE
    6
    SE
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    3
    NNE
    3
    NNE
    5
    NE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    4
    NNE
    3
    W
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    12
    12
    9
    8
    6
    6
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    7
    5
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    82%
    88%
    90%
    83%
    75%
    65%
    58%
    49%
    42%
    38%
    33%
    28%
    31%
    38%
    42%
    47%
    55%
    71%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    7
    6
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    5
    7
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    5
    4
    3
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    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
    Saturday (17 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    3
    W
    3
    S
    3
    ESE
    3
    NE
    6
    NE
    10
    NNE
    8
    N
    6
    W
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    11
    12
    13
    15
    14
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    92%
    78%
    53%
    43%
    44%
    56%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    6
    10
    8
    6
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    4
    SE
    3
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    8
    N
    9
    NNW
    8
    NW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    12
    15
    16
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    69%
    48%
    44%
    47%
    56%
    84%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    3
    6
    8
    9
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    9
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    7
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    17
    19
    19
    16
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    87%
    81%
    57%
    44%
    42%
    48%
    76%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    9
    11
    10
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    SE
    4
    SSE
    3
    ENE
    5
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    8
    SE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    4
    9
    14
    16
    16
    10
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    85%
    74%
    54%
    42%
    41%
    47%
    85%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    3
    5
    8
    9
    8
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    3
    SW
    3
    SW
    2
    W
    6
    N
    8
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    3
    4
    9
    15
    17
    16
    11
    4
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    81%
    63%
    47%
    43%
    53%
    84%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    4
    S
    8
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    SW
    9
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    12
    18
    20
    19
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    84%
    67%
    58%
    57%
    64%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 15 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 16 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 17 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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:

    Dry, sunny and warm on Friday after early cloud clears.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Dry for all with late sunshine leading to largely clear skies overnight in the west. Further east, patchy cloud spreads westwards from the coast with clear spells here. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Friday:

    Any lingering cloud quickly clearing to leave another dry day with prolonged sunshine and mostly very warm afternoon temperatures, a touch cooler near eastern coasts. Light easterly winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Dry throughout with plenty long periods of sunshine. Generally light northeasterly winds. Temperatures seasonally very warm.

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