Portrush-West Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.20° N 6.66° W

Portrush-West Strand, Ireland Weather Observations

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Portrush-West Strand sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.5° 

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

Islay Port Ellen

58 km NNE215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearLight rain
25
moderate winds from the NNW
(26 km/h at 330°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
broken
broken
broken

1756

61 km SE460 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
50
strong winds from the W
(50 km/h at 279°)
65
8.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Aldergrove

66 km SSE63 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
cloudno report
wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.0 °C21
21

-

Machrihanish

67 km ENE13 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudno report
wind obs. (17 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.9 °C24
24

-

Straid wx

68 km SE194 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 190°)
10
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Belfast/Aldergrove Airport

69 km SSE220 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 280°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Belfast Harbour Airport

84 km SE477 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 340 degs)
(11 km/h at 270°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
few

Bangor

90 km SE44 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 279°)
15
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP740

99 km ESE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °C-
-


Blackstones WaveNet Site

99 km NW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °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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