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Portstewart Strand

Causeway Coast and Glens District, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Portstewart Strand 1 photo

  • Portstewart Strand, Co. Derry / Londonderry This beach belongs to the National Trust

    Portstewart Strand, Co. Derry / Londonderry This beach belongs to the National Trust. Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
9 am
1.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.0
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.0
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.5
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.9
38 km/h24 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
8°C46°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph W
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
1.1Poor9 am3723
0.8Poor10 am3723
1.1Poor11 am4326
1.0Poor12 pm4326
1.0Poor1 pm4528
1.1Poor2 pm4326
1.3Poor3 pm4327
1.5Poor4 pm4326
1.7Poor5 pm3723
1.9Poor6 pm3824
Sat
1.1Poor9 am3723
1.1Poor10 am4830
1.1Poor11 am5132
1.1Poor12 pm4729
1.1Poor1 pm4125
1.1Poor2 pm4125
0.8Poor3 pm4628
1.3Poor4 pm4830
1.3Poor5 pm3924
1.0Poor6 pm4830
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, 0.5 m. Low at 12 am, -1.3 m. High at 6 am, -0.1 mLow 11 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 12 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 6 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 6 am, -0.1 m<1 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.

  • Sun0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 92%
  • Mon2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 77%
  • Tue1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 37%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 19%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Portstewart Strand

Portstewart Strand is a sandy beach located in Northern Ireland. It stretches for approximately 1.7 miles along the coast. The nearest town is Portstewart, about 1.5 miles away, and Castlerock Beach is located 1.4 miles to the north.

From Wikipedia

Portstewart Strand is a sandy, two-mile long beach in Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the northern Atlantic Ocean coast of the island of Ireland. It is situated between the popular seaside resort of Portstewart and the mouth of the River Bann, known as the Barmouth and is one of the top 10 visitor attractions in Northern Ireland.

Source: Portstewart Strand on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miPortstewart (town)
Nearest airport
65 km40 miIslay Airport (ILY)

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

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