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Portrush-West Strand surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Portrush-West Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 976 | 651 | 440 | 467 | 474 | 1414 | 1524 | 1619 | 1825 | 2505 | 3499 | 3578 | 3097 | 2630 | 2630 | 3087 | 3090 | 2756 | 2157 | 1542 | 1387 | 1349 | 1196 | 1093 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:44PM 2.00 | 12:46AM 1.54 | 1:54PM 1.96 | 1:59AM 1.52 | 2:52PM 1.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:27AM 0.93 | 7:27PM 0.94 | 5:34AM 1.02 | 8:29PM 0.96 | 6:59AM 1.06 | 9:26PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
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