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

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
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 (0.7m) at

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

    Friday (22 May 2026)
    Time
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    07:00
    08:00
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
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    18:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    Temperature
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    28
    27
    25
    24
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    22
    21
    20
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    84%
    75%
    65%
    60%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    58%
    64%
    73%
    84%
    87%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    7
    7
    7
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (23 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    13
    12
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    86%
    79%
    70%
    65%
    61%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    55%
    55%
    58%
    65%
    72%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    7
    7
    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
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    6
    6
    6
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (24 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    7
    NNW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NE
    8
    E
    7
    E
    6
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    18
    16
    15
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    73%
    68%
    66%
    64%
    60%
    59%
    60%
    61%
    71%
    76%
    84%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    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
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (25 May 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 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 Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    NNW
    5
    NW
    5
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    85%
    82%
    74%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    88%
    92%
    95%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (26 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    6
    N
    7
    N
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    13
    16
    17
    17
    15
    9
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    98%
    93%
    80%
    74%
    72%
    74%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (27 May 2026)
    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°
    9°
    12°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    12°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    3
    E
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    13
    18
    21
    20
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    98%
    90%
    75%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Thursday (28 May 2026)
    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
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    18°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    ESE
    11
    NE
    10
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    18
    22
    21
    22
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    VG
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    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    87%
    75%
    64%
    62%
    66%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
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    Tide times

    Friday 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

    Friday 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

    Friday 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

    Friday 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

    Saturday 23 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 explained
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    Forecast for 1am Friday
    Updated 22:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 21 May 2026

    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and bright on Friday but some rain later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloud and rain will soon clear away north, then dry with a few clear spells in the evening. Cloud and patchy light rain will then spread east overnight. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Friday:

    A cloudy start with the odd spot of light rain. Bright spells developing through the morning then further rain is likely for a time in the late afternoon and evening. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Staying warm with variable cloud and bright spells through the weekend and on Monday. Mainly dry on Saturday and Monday, but rain for a time on Sunday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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