Portrush, Whiterocks (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

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (1.6m) at

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    8 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (19 April 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 April 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 rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    21
    22
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    21
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    15
    14
    13
    16
    15
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    84%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 2025)
    Time
    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 shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    11
    SE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    12
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    13
    15
    17
    17
    12
    8
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    87%
    83%
    81%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    14
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    NE
    9
    E
    10
    SE
    10
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    11
    10
    12
    14
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    90%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    22
    24
    25
    21
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    86%
    81%
    80%
    85%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    14
    16
    16
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    16
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    10
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    17
    16
    14
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    11
    17
    17
    15
    10
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    80%
    77%
    83%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 2.3 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:

    Mainly dry on Sunday. Sunny spells developing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Western counties will have a cloudy night with occasional rain. Elsewhere it will be dry with cloud thinning to allow a few mist and fog patches. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Apart from the odd shower across the far west it will be a dry day and becoming brighter with some sunshine developing in the east. Feeling warmer. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Cloudy on Monday with outbreaks of rain. Dry, bright start to Tuesday then rain returning. Cloudy with some rain at first on Wednesday, becoming drier and brighter.

    Updated:

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