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Portrush - Curran (East) 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

Light rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.
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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    7 day forecast for Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

    Today (30 July 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    14
    16
    17
    19
    21
    22
    19
    17
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    81%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    UV 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (31 July 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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    14
    16
    16
    15
    18
    21
    23
    23
    25
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    9
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (1 August 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    20
    22
    23
    24
    23
    20
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    69%
    66%
    65%
    72%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 August 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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    6
    WNW
    7
    N
    7
    NE
    6
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    13
    14
    14
    13
    10
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    83%
    68%
    65%
    66%
    72%
    81%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    10
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    18
    22
    25
    25
    20
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    93%
    95%
    94%
    85%
    71%
    72%
    84%
    UV - - 1 2 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    8
    8
    10
    12
    13
    12
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    WSW
    9
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    16
    20
    19
    18
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    92%
    79%
    72%
    75%
    84%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 3 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    9
    12
    14
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    25
    28
    29
    24
    17
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    88%
    87%
    75%
    63%
    60%
    65%
    87%
    UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 30 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 30 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 31 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 31 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 31 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 31 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 1 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 1 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 1 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 1 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 2 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 2 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 2 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 2 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 3 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 3 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 3 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 3 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 4 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 4 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 4 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 4 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 5 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 5 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 5 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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 5 August

    Tide times and heights are from Portrush tidal station which is 5.8 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:

    Occasional rain moving east today. Drier later, warm.

    Today:

    A bright start across the east. Otherwise it will be rather cloudy with some patchy rain or drizzle moving east. Becoming drier and somewhat brighter this afternoon. Warm in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any showers dying out this evening, otherwise dry. Then the rest of the night will be mainly dry and often cloudy, perhaps a little light rain in the south later. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Thursday:

    Some bright or sunny intervals and a few well scattered shower, becoming mainly dry through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Dry with sunny intervals on Friday, just the odd shower. Dry and bright on Saturday. Early rain on Sunday soon clearing to leave a dry and bright day.

    Updated:

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