Portrush-West Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.20° N 6.66° W

Issued: 5 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Portrush-West Strand sea temperature is

12.4°C

Portrush-West Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Portrush-West Strand today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portrush-West Strand at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	72	69	64	47	46	29	25	25	25	24	26	23	37	33	30	30	28	25	25	25	18	17	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	E	SW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on
High Tide		4:00AM1.73m				4:25PM2.11m				4:35AM1.81m				4:56PM2.11m				5:07AM1.90m				5:24PM2.10m				5:39AM2.00m
Low Tide				9:14AM0.93m				11:03PM0.75m				9:55AM0.81m				11:22PM0.72m				10:35AM0.71m				11:42PM0.68m


	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43
	—	—	—	—	4:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:37	—	—	—	—	4:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Feels °C	5	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	7	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 9	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	72	69	64	47	46	29	25	25	25	24	17	23	37	33	30	30	28	25	25	25	18	17	8	8	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 13	—	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	WNW 9	—	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	6	7	17	26	9	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	E 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	E 4	—	—	E 3	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	7	10	22	26	22	26	27	20	13	9	5	4	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	45	45	47	47	45	104	45	45	45	45	45	45	6	8	8	8	8	8	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
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Rating (10 max)													1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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