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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 showers changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portrush - Curran (East) Strand (Beach)

    Today (8 June 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
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    30%
    Temperature
    10°
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    13°
    13°
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    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
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    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    12
    W
    10
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    22
    24
    26
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    68%
    71%
    74%
    80%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    17
    18
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    19
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    75%
    78%
    84%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NNW
    8
    N
    7
    NE
    7
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    17
    15
    13
    13
    15
    11
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    92%
    85%
    73%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    81%
    UV - - 1 1 4 7 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    5
    5
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSE
    11
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    21
    24
    27
    26
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    84%
    74%
    66%
    65%
    69%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    9
    13
    14
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    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 Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    11
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    S
    13
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    23
    27
    28
    28
    27
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    90%
    86%
    78%
    77%
    83%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 2 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    11
    14
    15
    15
    13
    10
    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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    16
    21
    25
    24
    23
    15
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    91%
    84%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    12
    13
    12
    11
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    16
    20
    19
    19
    15
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    91%
    82%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 11 June

    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 11 June

    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 11 June

    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 11 June

    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 12 June

    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 12 June

    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 12 June

    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 12 June

    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 13 June

    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 13 June

    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 13 June

    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 13 June

    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 14 June

    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 14 June

    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 14 June

    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 14 June

    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:

    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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