Beach runner, Portrush — East Strand. Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Portrush

Portrush is a town in Borough of Coleraine, United Kingdom. From Portrush you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is West Strand, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 87 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LDY, 37 km away.

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Staying in Portrush

87 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LDY, 37 km, ILY, 59 km, CAL, 66 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Portrush.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Portrush each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Portrush too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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East Strand1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft92 kJ

4 ft384 kJ

5 ft420 kJ

7 ft708 kJ

5 ft318 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at East Strand, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	3 ft8 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	384kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	420kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	708kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	5 ft9 ssoft	318kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	4 ft9 smushy	275kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	766kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	11°C

White Rocks1.4 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft92 kJ

4 ft384 kJ

5 ft420 kJ

7 ft708 kJ

5 ft318 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at White Rocks, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	3 ft8 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	384kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	420kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	708kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	5 ft9 ssoft	318kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	4 ft9 smushy	275kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	766kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	11°C

Portrush1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft253 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Portrush, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 shollow	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft11 shollow	253kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	3 ft11 shollow	174kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	3 ft9 shollow	126kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	4 ft9 shollow	234kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	11°C

West Strand0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft253 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at West Strand, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 shollow	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft11 shollow	253kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	3 ft11 shollow	174kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	3 ft9 shollow	126kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	4 ft9 shollow	234kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	11°C

Portstewart6.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Portstewart, 1 km

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft253 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Portstewart, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	253kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	10°C

Castlerock9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in CastlerockNeeds 6 ft+

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft253 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

4 ft203 kJ

3 ft126 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Castlerock, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	253kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	203kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	126kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Portrush, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Portrush

Domino's PizzaPizza · in the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025
1 at Causeway StreetBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Sep 2025
Smash N BirdBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
UrbanEuropean · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Mar 2025
Wing HongChinese · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Aug 2025
Apache Pizza PortrushPizza · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Apr 2024

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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Where it is

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