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

Heavy showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (1.6m) at

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

    Today (25 March 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    17
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    31
    26
    25
    22
    19
    16
    Visibility
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    UV 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    15
    13
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    24
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    80%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    20
    21
    22
    25
    28
    35
    40
    40
    39
    38
    43
    38
    38
    31
    29
    28
    31
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    75%
    73%
    64%
    61%
    63%
    61%
    58%
    56%
    64%
    66%
    73%
    75%
    80%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.7
    2.1
    2.5
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 March 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    W
    17
    WNW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    31
    35
    34
    35
    35
    34
    35
    36
    39
    38
    38
    37
    36
    35
    32
    30
    26
    23
    22
    23
    26
    29
    31
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    76%
    74%
    67%
    66%
    62%
    63%
    59%
    61%
    66%
    70%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    13
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light 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 night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    37
    39
    41
    42
    42
    43
    43
    43
    44
    44
    45
    47
    49
    49
    49
    48
    46
    43
    42
    40
    43
    40
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    70%
    65%
    59%
    62%
    58%
    65%
    66%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    73%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    18
    W
    14
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    38
    36
    35
    37
    37
    34
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    69%
    80%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    20
    18
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.4
    2.2
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (31 March 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Drizzle Light rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    18
    WNW
    16
    W
    14
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    29
    33
    33
    30
    25
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 March

    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?

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    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 March

    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 25 March

    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 25 March

    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 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 patchy rain spreading east on Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some heavy wintry showers this evening then becoming dry with some clear spells overnight leading to a touch of frost. Strong northwesterly winds easing down. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Thursday:

    A dry, bright start then clouding over with outbreaks of mainly light rain developing. Freshening southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Friday and Saturday will bring clear or sunny intervals and showers, with strong winds at times. Wet and windy for a time on Sunday then brighter with showers later.

    Updated:

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