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Portrush (Beach) (County Antrim) 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 cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush (Beach)

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    20
    W
    20
    WNW
    19
    W
    18
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    9
    W
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    7
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    27
    25
    23
    19
    14
    10
    8
    10
    14
    17
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    75%
    79%
    UV 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    14
    11
    8
    5
    5
    7
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 September 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SSE
    20
    S
    18
    S
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    27
    33
    38
    39
    35
    29
    26
    27
    29
    30
    31
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    25
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    14
    17
    20
    21
    22
    20
    18
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    14
    12
    10
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    21
    19
    18
    23
    23
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    21
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    69%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    15
    14
    14
    16
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals 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 night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    20
    21
    20
    21
    25
    26
    26
    28
    28
    27
    29
    31
    33
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    84%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    16
    15
    16
    18
    18
    21
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    20
    N
    19
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    16
    N
    14
    N
    16
    N
    15
    NNE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    26
    26
    25
    20
    20
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    16
    14
    16
    15
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    14
    14
    15
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    62%
    66%
    68%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 September

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.4 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 spells, frequent showers north at first becoming drier.

    Today:

    Cloudy with bright spells and frequent showers in the north at first. Sunny spells soon increase as showers become isolated before dying towards the evening. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with clear periods in the evening. Cloud spreads north by late evening with outbreaks of rain, some heavy, soon following. The rain clears in the south towards morning Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Rain will clear northern parts in the morning to leave a dry day with increasing sunny spells. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Outbreaks of rain Thursday morning clear in the afternoon with scattered showers following Friday. These showers become isolated Saturday.

    Updated:

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