Portrush-West Strand surf break

Portrush-West Strand surfForecast / Antrim / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 Aug 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
15.0° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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

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Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Fri
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
WNW
1.2
NW
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)101010111111111111101010101011111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10761055116013021197981724651538442392362337350282249212234230261288335298297
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
S
30
S
40
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
1.53
5:46PM
1.73
6:18AM
1.58
6:22PM
1.85
6:50AM
1.65
6:52PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.90
11:52PM
1.00
12:15PM
0.85
12:38AM
0.93
12:41PM
0.76
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Fri
08
Sunrise-5:39-------5:41-------5:43------
Sunset-----9:22-------9:21-------9:19--
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Rain (mm)
111-------------1-------
Temp. °C121313141415141313121417151614151614141616161413
Feels °C (?)455679981091214111288119101111121010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Antrim

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Portrush-West Strand (strong winds from the W at Magilligan Number 2 19 km from Portrush-West Strand). A 3.0m swell from the NW

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19 km away, 1 h 37 min ago

44 km/h
W
0.0
15.0
Air / Water (°C)
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