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.
Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.
Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents
• novice surfers, paddleboarders or kayakers should seek advice
Tide: Next low tide (0.5m) at
Sunrise:
Sunset:
| Time |
14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
|
23:00
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols |  |
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|
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|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature |
18°
|
18°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
15°
|
14°
|
14°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
15°
|
14°
|
14°
|
| Wind direction and speed |
NNW
7
|
NNW
8
|
NNW
8
|
NNW
8
|
NNW
8
|
NNW
7
|
NW
7
|
NW
5
|
NW
5
|
WNW
5
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
14
|
14
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
14
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
| Visibility |
G
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
79%
|
78%
|
81%
|
81%
|
82%
|
84%
|
85%
|
87%
|
91%
|
91%
|
| UV | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed |
7
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
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|
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|
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| Time |
00:00
|
01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
|
09:00
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10:00
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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 | |
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|
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|
|
| 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) |
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
16°
|
16°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
18°
|
18°
|
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
16°
|
15°
|
14°
|
14°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
15°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
16°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
17°
|
16°
|
16°
|
15°
|
15°
|
14°
|
14°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
5
|
WNW
5
|
WNW
5
|
WNW
5
|
WNW
5
|
WNW
5
|
WNW
5
|
WNW
5
|
WNW
5
|
NW
6
|
NW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
7
|
NNW
6
|
N
5
|
N
5
|
N
5
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
11
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
10
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
92%
|
92%
|
92%
|
92%
|
92%
|
92%
|
92%
|
92%
|
86%
|
85%
|
85%
|
84%
|
82%
|
79%
|
77%
|
76%
|
76%
|
77%
|
79%
|
84%
|
86%
|
92%
|
94%
|
94%
|
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
9
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Time |
00:00
|
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
13°
|
13°
|
17°
|
19°
|
22°
|
21°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
12°
|
13°
|
16°
|
18°
|
21°
|
20°
|
15°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
N
4
|
N
4
|
N
4
|
NNE
3
|
NNE
5
|
NE
8
|
ESE
9
|
SE
8
|
E
5
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
9
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
12
|
17
|
18
|
15
|
11
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
| Humidity |
94%
|
94%
|
95%
|
95%
|
75%
|
65%
|
57%
|
60%
|
85%
|
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
4
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
5
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
8
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
14°
|
20°
|
24°
|
24°
|
23°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
14°
|
19°
|
22°
|
23°
|
21°
|
16°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
ESE
4
|
ESE
3
|
ESE
4
|
SSE
9
|
SSE
9
|
SE
9
|
SE
8
|
SE
4
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
10
|
8
|
18
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
16
|
10
|
| Visibility (description) |
G
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
87%
|
91%
|
88%
|
61%
|
49%
|
44%
|
54%
|
78%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
4
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
4
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.4
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
20°
|
23°
|
24°
|
22°
|
16°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
20°
|
22°
|
23°
|
21°
|
16°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
ESE
4
|
SE
3
|
SE
3
|
E
4
|
E
8
|
E
9
|
E
6
|
E
3
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
8
|
6
|
8
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
11
|
3
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
84%
|
85%
|
86%
|
64%
|
52%
|
46%
|
56%
|
87%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
4
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
<5%
|
<5%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
14°
|
20°
|
23°
|
24°
|
22°
|
14°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
14°
|
13°
|
14°
|
20°
|
23°
|
23°
|
21°
|
15°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
E
2
|
E
2
|
ESE
2
|
ESE
4
|
ENE
6
|
ENE
6
|
ENE
5
|
E
3
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
3
|
3
|
7
|
12
|
14
|
14
|
9
|
3
|
| Visibility (description) |
G
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
| Humidity |
94%
|
96%
|
96%
|
75%
|
62%
|
58%
|
65%
|
94%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
8
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
|
12°
|
13°
|
18°
|
21°
|
21°
|
20°
|
15°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
13°
|
12°
|
13°
|
18°
|
20°
|
21°
|
19°
|
15°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
E
2
|
ESE
2
|
ESE
2
|
ESE
4
|
E
7
|
E
7
|
ENE
6
|
ENE
3
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
3
|
3
|
8
|
12
|
15
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
| Visibility (description) |
G
|
M
|
M
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
| Humidity |
98%
|
99%
|
99%
|
83%
|
69%
|
64%
|
70%
|
94%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
2
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.2
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
9
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach) weather map
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Warm sunshine. A few showers, mainly in east.
Any low cloud lifting and clearing to leave a bright day with occasional sunny spells. Some showers are likely, especially over parts of Down and Antrim. Light winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.
Any showers over Down and Antrim will soon die away leaving a largely clear evening allowing some mist or fog to develop. Clouding over from the north overnight. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
A rather cloudy start on Friday with patchy mist or fog, but sunny spells developing. Maximum temperature 22 °C.
Mainly dry and bright over the weekend. Warm or Very warm in any sunshine. Showers possible from late Sunday and through Monday.
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