Local legend
East Strand, Portrush
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom55.206, -6.649Beach break · faces NW (320°)
Spot guide
East Strand, Portrush is an NW-facing beach break in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It picks up swell from WNW to NNW and NNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 78% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SE: light winds or SE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NW onshores chop it up.
- Break
- Beach
- Faces
- NW (320°)
- Best swell
- W to N (280°–360°), 9 s or longer
- Best wind
- E to S offshore, or glassy
- Best surf height
- 3–8 ft at the beach
- Swell window
- WNW to NNW (293.5° to 338.5°); NNW (339.5° to 345°)
- Offshore wind
- SE
- Tide
- Model estimate
- Wave buoy
- None within 250 km
- Cams
- None yet