Check the Beach

East Strand

Causeway Coast and Glens District, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

East Strand 5 photos

  • East Strand, Portrush

    East Strand, Portrush. john.purvis, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Curran Strand - view to the Skerries - geograph.org.uk - 3677653

    Curran Strand - view to the Skerries - geograph.org.uk - 3677653. Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Curran Strand beach, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 3677644

    Curran Strand beach, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 3677644. Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Curran Strand, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 6138026

    Curran Strand, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 6138026. Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Curran Strand, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 6138029

    Curran Strand, Portrush - geograph.org.uk - 6138029. Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
9 am
1.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.0
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.6
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.1
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
98%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
1.5Poor9 am1912
0.8Poor10 am3522
1.1Poor11 am4126
1.0Poor12 pm3421
1.0Poor1 pm4326
1.1Poor2 pm4528
1.3Poor3 pm4428
1.4Poor4 pm4427
1.6Poor5 pm4327
2.1Poor6 pm4327
Sat
1.1Poor9 am3421
1.1Poor10 am4729
1.1Poor11 am5031
1.0Poor12 pm4830
0.8Poor1 pm4125
1.1Poor2 pm3220
0.8Poor3 pm5132
1.2Poor4 pm5333
1.1Poor5 pm5434
1.1Poor6 pm5635
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -1.0 m. High at 5 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -1.2 mLow 11 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.2 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun0.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 83 km/h52 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 77%
  • Tue1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h41 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.8 miPortrush (town)
Nearest airport
58 km36 miIslay Airport (ILY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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