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Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (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 partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Portrush - Mill (West) Strand (Beach)

    Today (7 June 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    21
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    24
    23
    21
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    65%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    UV 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    19
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Heavy 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
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    16
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    20
    22
    24
    28
    28
    29
    28
    27
    28
    27
    24
    21
    19
    18
    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
    67%
    67%
    69%
    74%
    76%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 6 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    4
    5
    5
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    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
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    S
    14
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    15
    18
    18
    18
    15
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    P
    M
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    77%
    79%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    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 Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    ENE
    9
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    14
    14
    15
    13
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    9
    8
    8
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    4
    6
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    22
    26
    27
    25
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    75%
    74%
    77%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    16
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    15
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    21
    23
    22
    23
    19
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    14
    16
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    20
    21
    21
    17
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    88%
    84%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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 0.6 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:

    Sunny intervals and showers on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any showers mostly dying out to leave a dry evening with late sunny then clear spells, perhaps the odd shower still over the north. A cloudier spell later in night with showers returning. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Sunday:

    Ther ewill be some bright and sunny intervals along with scattered showers, some of which will be briefly heavy. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Monday starting dry and bright then clouding over with rain, some heavy. Cloudy, damp start Tuesday then brightening up. Wednesday rather cloudy qith the odd shower. Becoming warmer.

    Updated:

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