Portrush-West Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.20° N 6.66° W

Portrush-West Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portrush-West Strand sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Portrush-West Strand today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Portrush-West Strand at 2PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
NW
15
0.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1521
1372
1132
866
729
564
583
653
481
361
309
255
202
140
117
115
106
64
123
90
58
223
362
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:07AM1.46m
4:08PM1.73m
5:08AM1.51m
4:55PM1.82m
5:49AM1.57m
5:31PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:42AM1.12m
10:54PM1.09m
10:36AM1.06m
11:52PM1.01m
11:17AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
20
22
21
19
18
17
16
16
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
7
9
9
11
10
8
8
11
15
19
21
21
18
17
15
14
15
10
11
10
9
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