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 showers changing to overcast by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush, Whiterocks (Beach)

    Today (20 December 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Cloudy Light rain Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    24
    SE
    25
    SE
    25
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    SE
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    39
    39
    39
    39
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    SE
    19
    SE
    17
    ESE
    15
    SE
    14
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    38
    36
    33
    32
    32
    30
    29
    27
    27
    25
    23
    23
    23
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    18
    16
    15
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    10
    11
    11
    16
    16
    16
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    ENE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    15
    16
    15
    14
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 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 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    3°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    17
    16
    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
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    6°
    6°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    2°
    2°
    0°
    0°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    ESE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 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 Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    3°
    3°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    14
    15
    16
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 6pm Saturday
    Updated 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 20 Dec 2025

    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mostly dry and cloudy with some clear intervals on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A mostly dry start across the northeast of the Province, otherwise a cloudy evening and night with occasional outbreaks of light to moderate rain. Strong southeast winds easing towards dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Brighter spells for the morning and only the odd scattered shower. Cloud thickening from the east during the afternoon, with patchy rain spreading westwards during the evening and night. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Monday and Tuesday cloudy with occasional light to moderate rain focused over eastern areas. Wednesday mostly dry with west seeing good sunny spells.

    Updated:

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