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Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach) (County Londonderry) 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 changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
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 low tide (0.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach)

    Today (23 July 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV 5 6 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 July 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 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 Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    4
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    NW
    5
    NNW
    5
    N
    5
    N
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NE
    5
    E
    4
    SE
    4
    S
    4
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    8
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    79%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    68%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    10
    10
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    18
    16
    18
    19
    21
    19
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    91%
    85%
    73%
    65%
    64%
    66%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    6
    9
    10
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    6
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 July 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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    8
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    19
    20
    19
    19
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    84%
    67%
    64%
    63%
    67%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 5 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    10
    10
    10
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 July 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    15
    21
    21
    19
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    84%
    69%
    62%
    67%
    76%
    86%
    UV - - 1 4 5 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    9
    11
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    W
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    20
    22
    24
    22
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    91%
    84%
    78%
    74%
    78%
    89%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    11
    12
    13
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    21
    26
    32
    35
    32
    28
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    87%
    84%
    75%
    70%
    76%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 23 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 23 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 23 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 23 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 24 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 24 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 24 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 24 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 25 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 25 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 25 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 25 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 26 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 26 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 26 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 26 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 27 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 27 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 27 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 27 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 28 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 28 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 28 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 28 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 29 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 29 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 29 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 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 29 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 6.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach) weather map

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and cloudy today.

    Today:

    Mainly dry and rather cloudy although with a few bright or sunny intervals. Chance of a few light showers this afternoon. Warm in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any showers dying out this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry and rather cloudy with just a few clear periods. Light winds. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Thursday:

    Dry and often cloudy, but some bright or sunny spells breaking at times. Warm in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Dry and rather cloudy on Friday. Mainly dry over the weekend with some bright spells and just the odd shower.

    Updated:

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