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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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

    Today (19 December 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    15
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    26
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 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 day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    ESE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    31
    33
    34
    36
    35
    35
    34
    36
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    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)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    SE
    13
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    36
    34
    31
    31
    29
    24
    23
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    20
    19
    17
    15
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    7
    SE
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    16
    19
    20
    21
    20
    21
    21
    19
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    20
    20
    21
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    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
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    16
    14
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    78%
    80%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    7
    9
    10
    10
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    88%
    88%
    79%
    81%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 19 December

    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

    Friday 19 December

    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

    Friday 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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:

    Bright with light showers becoming cloudy with rain Saturday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Mainly dry for the evening with clear spells and easing winds. Cloud increasing in eastern districts overnight, with some scattered showers developing here by dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Saturday:

    Mix of scattered light showers and limited brighter spells for the morning. Cloud thickening for afternoon, with occasional rain spreading from south later in day, as strong southeast winds develop. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Southeast winds maintaining rather cloudy skies, with showers or longer periods of light to moderate rain focused over eastern areas.

    Updated:

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