Data and Station Information for PORTRUSH

Station Information

Station ID:	1867
Latitude:	55.206778
Longitude:	-6.656833
Coastline code:	170
Station code:	261
Country:	UNITED KINGDOM
Time span of data:	1995 – 2024
Completeness (%):	80
Date of last update:	19 Feb 2025

Green Arrow:	Current Station
Yellow Marker:	Neighbouring RLR Station
Red Marker:	Neighbouring Metric Station

Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.

Tide Gauge Data

Plot of monthly mean sea level data at PORTRUSH.

Link to larger image of monthly data plot.
Download monthly mean sea level data.

Plot of annual mean sea level data at PORTRUSH.

Link to larger image of annual data plot.
Download annual mean sea level data.

Download metric sea level data. Use only with extreme caution. NOTE: If some of the data are red in the plots above, the 'flag for attention' is set. Please see the documentation below.

Additional Data Sources (guide to additional data sources)

Nearby Real Time Stations from VLIZ: prus

Station Documentation

Link to RLR information.

Documentation added 2001-01-02

Recent work on vertical land movements in the UK can be found from
the University of Nottingham web site:
http://ukcogr.iessg.nottingham.ac.uk/~eosi/

Documentation added 2014-07-04

There were two visits by TGI to Portrush during 2013. 14.01.2013 when a new GSM antenna to improve data retrieval was fitted together with new DQ cards and again on 12.09.2013 when general and diving maintenance was carried out.

Documentation added 2015-06-02

From June-Sept data values were ~25mm high then from Oct-Dec there were problems with blocking. TGI were at site 13.05.14 for general maintenance and change the compressor and 13.08.14 again for general maintenance and an inspection dive.

Data Authority

Environment Agency
Horizon House
Deanery Road
BS1 5AH
Bristol

Data

Data Notes

Extracted from Database

PORTRUSH