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Portrush-West Strand surf break

Portrush-West Strand surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 01 Feb 2026 GMT
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Portrush-West Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Portrush-West Strand sea temperature is
8.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Portrush-West Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Portrush-West Strand at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)21s
Evening (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Portrush-West Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
NW
0.9
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414142119181717161616151414141313131616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2421831751632126021263122110007576444193722641781217069686814213012382
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
WSW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
2.22
6:30PM
2.05
6:50AM
2.32
7:07PM
2.08
7:25AM
2.36
7:42PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
0.54
12:07AM
0.46
1:13PM
0.48
12:44AM
0.34
1:50PM
0.47
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise--8:18-------8:17-------8:15-----
Sunset----5:00-------5:02-------5:06---
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--13------------------11
Temp. °C566787767678877655455544
Feels °C (?)1223334431221-1-3-3-5-4-5-4-3-3-3-3
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