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)



    Today (1 November 2024)
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    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
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    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
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    10%
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    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
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    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
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    11°
    11°
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    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    6
    WSW
    5
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    12
    10
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
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    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
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    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 November 2024)
    Time
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    12:00
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    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    13
    14
    14
    17
    17
    14
    14
    13
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    90%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    80%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Sunday (3 November 2024)
    Time
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    03:00
    06:00
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    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    14
    14
    14
    16
    18
    17
    17
    17
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    8
    8
    8
    8
    14
    13
    13
    12
    Monday (4 November 2024)
    Time
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    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
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    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Tuesday (5 November 2024)
    Time
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    03:00
    06:00
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    Weather symbols
    Overcast
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    Overcast
    Overcast
    10%
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    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    25
    25
    26
    27
    26
    24
    23
    20
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    85%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    10
    10
    10
    16
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Wednesday (6 November 2024)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Overcast
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    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    S
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    S
    11
    19
    20
    20
    24
    27
    26
    25
    26
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    95%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11

    Tide times

    Friday 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 1 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 2 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 3 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 4 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 5 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 6 November

    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 Friday. Cloudy morning, some afternoon sunshine.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Another cloudy night and mostly dry. There will be some patchy drizzle, mainly in the west and along the North Coast. A mild night with winds becoming light. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Friday:

    Cloudy during the morning with still the odd patch of drizzle. Brighter in the afternoon with a little sunshine. Light winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy with patchy drizzle at first on Saturday morning, then drier and a little brighter. Sunday and Monday continue mainly dry but rather cloudy. Mostly light winds.

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