Portrush-West Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.20° N 6.66° W

Portrush-West Strand, Ireland Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portrush-West Strand sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.5° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Portrush-West Strand based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Portrush-West Strand right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Portrush-West Strand

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Causeway Head wx

11 km E64 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSE
(10 km/h at 150°)
20
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eglinton/Londonderry Airport

36 km SW395 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the SSW
(26 km/h at 200°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Islay/Port Ellen Airport

58 km NNE705 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 230°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Islay Port Ellen

58 km NNE215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 220°)
16 °C4.8
4.8
broken
-
-

Aldergrove

66 km SSE63 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudno report
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
20
16.0 °C21
21

-

Campbeltown Airport

67 km ENE614 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod rainModerate rain
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
17 °C3.6
3.6
overcast

Machrihanish

67 km ENE13 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudno report
15
light winds from the SSE
(17 km/h at 150°)
20
13.9 °C24
24

-

Belfast/Aldergrove Airport

69 km SSE721 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 230°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

SHIP1049

78 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.7 °C-
-


SHIP6243

78 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.7 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Portrush-West Strand and within an acceptable time window.

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