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Portstewart (The Strand)(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

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portstewart (The Strand)(Beach)

    Today (7 June 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    11
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    30
    29
    27
    25
    22
    19
    17
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    62%
    63%
    62%
    59%
    61%
    65%
    70%
    75%
    UV 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 June 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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    12
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    17
    19
    21
    24
    25
    25
    27
    29
    30
    29
    26
    25
    23
    20
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    82%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    75%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    12
    10
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 June 2025)
    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 Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    17
    19
    17
    17
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    77%
    83%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WNW
    8
    NW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    7
    S
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    13
    13
    16
    16
    14
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    93%
    87%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    5
    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
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    26
    29
    30
    29
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    85%
    75%
    67%
    67%
    74%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    14
    15
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    16
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    13
    SSW
    15
    S
    14
    S
    12
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    22
    26
    27
    23
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    85%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    13
    15
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    21
    23
    21
    21
    15
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    88%
    77%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 13 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 13 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 13 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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 13 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.2 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:

    Cloudy with showers, some heavy, on Saturday.

    Today:

    A mostly cloudy day with showers, some of which may be heavy. Showers generally easing later in the afternoon with cloud breaking up to allow sunny spells to develop. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any lingering showers dying out to leave a dry evening with late sunny then clear spells. Turning cloudier overnight with showers and at times longer spells of rain spreading eastwards. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mostly cloudy with a few bright or sunny intervals and scattered showers, some of which will be heavy. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Remaining unsettled with largely cloudy skies but some sunny spells breaking through. Showers continue to spread eastwards with longer spells of rain at times. Light winds strengthening Wednesday. Becoming warmer.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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