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

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (1.7m) at

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

    Today (6 February 2026)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    34
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 February 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    32
    31
    30
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    21
    20
    19
    17
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 February 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 rain Light shower night Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    13
    15
    15
    16
    16
    14
    13
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 February 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    22
    22
    21
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 February 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    28
    28
    29
    31
    31
    31
    31
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    34
    36
    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
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    28
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    9
    20
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    22
    24
    25
    24
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    91%
    92%
    86%
    82%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    19
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 6 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 7 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 8 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 9 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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 10 February

    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 11 February

    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 11 February

    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 11 February

    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 11 February

    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 12 February

    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 12 February

    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 12 February

    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 12 February

    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:

    Rain easing Friday night. Dry Saturday morning, showery rain later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A cloudy evening with outbreaks of rain, which may turn heavy in places. Remaining cloudy overnight with still some showery rain in the southeast but turning drier in west. Strong winds easing. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Saturday:

    Cloudy but mostly dry morning, though the odd spot of rain possible. Showery rain spreads north through the afternoon, mainly over eastern counties. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Quite cloudy Sunday and Monday with some brighter spells possible, mainly dry with just the occasional shower. Rain spreads north on Tuesday. Winds mostly light but breezy near the coast.

    Updated:

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