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

Partly cloudy changing to sunny by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (2.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Magilligan Strand, Benone (Beach)

    Today (20 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    32
    34
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    35
    36
    36
    36
    37
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    37
    37
    36
    34
    31
    30
    27
    24
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    17
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    13
    16
    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
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    13
    15
    16
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    15
    15
    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
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    16
    17
    16
    18
    17
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    5°
    5°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    1°
    1°
    1°
    3°
    3°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    8
    7
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    86%
    86%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    7
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    6°
    6°
    4°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    4°
    3°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    5
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    6
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    93%
    94%
    85%
    86%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 7am Saturday
    Updated 05:00 (UTC) on Sat 20 Dec 2025

    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Windy. Mainly dry and occasionally bright for Saturday.

    Today:

    Strong southeast winds. Mainly dry with only a few well scattered showers, these focused around the east coast at first, then southwestern areas for the late afternoon. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    A mostly dry start across the northeast of the Province, otherwise a cloudy evening and night with occasional outbreaks of light to moderate rain. Strong southeast winds easing towards dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Brighter spells for the morning and only a scattered showers. Cloud thickening from the east during the afternoon, with patchy rain spreading westwards during the evening and night. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Monday and Tuesday cloudy with occasional light to moderate rain focused over eastern areas. Wednesday mostly dry with west seeing good sunny spells.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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