Portrush-West Strand Surf Forecast

/ Antrim (7 surf breaks) /

Ireland (149 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (55.20° N 6.66° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Portrush-West Strand surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Oct 2025 BST

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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 13.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Portrush-West Strand at 4PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (23 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s

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

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	Thursday 23					Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	814	1026	1100	1112	1092	1017	866	553	377	457	421	1518	1728	1872	1755	1524	1284	1147	1023	705	438	376	344	302
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	E	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	8:14AM 2.09				8:19PM 1.99				8:47AM 2.07				8:50PM 1.91				9:23AM 2.01				9:25PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)			2:01PM 0.66				2:38AM 0.70				2:37PM 0.78				3:09AM 0.80				3:16PM 0.94				3:41AM 0.91

	Thursday 23					Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	10	11	12	11	10	9	9	9	8	9	8	9	8	9	8	9
Feels °C (?)	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	6	5	3	3	1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	1

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Antrim

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Portrush-West Strand (light winds from the W at Causeway Head wx 11 km from Portrush-West Strand). 2.9m 12s groundswell from the NW with a 0.8m 12s groundswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 hour 14 minutes ago Portrush-West Strand

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1 h 14 min ago

11 km/h

Cross-On

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