The North Coast offers everything for a superb leisure break, with a wide range of activities and an exceptional choice of water sports on offer. A fantastic natural environment and a stunning and varied coast-line provide visitors with ample opportunities to experience exhilarating coastal based activities such as waterskiing, sailing, ocean kayaking, surfing or body boarding.
Whilst the warmer summer months attract many bathers to our shores, the autumn and winter period is prime time for surfers and the North Atlantic Ocean provides consistent quality swell and conditions particularly off Portrush’s East Strand and Whiterocks Beach. If you’re not already a water sports enthusiast, visit the North Coast soon and allow us to convince you! A list of activity providers, surf schools and lots more can be found on www.northcoastni.com
Since opening in summer 2007, this dedicated water sports facility at East Strand, Portrush has hosted a number of popular surf and ocean kayak events. The centre offers the public, clubs and groups year round access to high quality facilities in order to enjoy a wide range of sea and coastal related activities. Groups and individuals can use the Water Sports Centre as a base for changing and storing belongings as well as running workshops and educational courses. Activities popular at East Strand include surfing, body boarding, sea kayaking, surf kayaking, wind surfing, sub aqua and sea angling.
Facilities at North Coast Water Sports Centre
- Beach safety / lifeguard station
- Surf Retail Outlet (Seasonal Opening)
- First aid room
- Training room
- External changing facility
- Club/group male and female changing and showering facilities
- Leader/coach changing facilities
- Male/female and disabled public toilets
- Heated shower cubicles, controlled by purchasable Access Cards
Access Cards
Access Cards Priced at £6 / 4 showers or £10 / 10 showers are purchasable from Troggs Surf Shop at the Water Sports Centre or from Portrush Filling Station (Maxol) on the Bushmills Road. (Prices include a £3 deposit, refundable on card return).
Group Bookings
For use of internal changing facilities and training room please contact Coleraine Borough Council’s Leisure Services Department.
T: 028 7034 7234 E: leisure@colerainebc.gov.uk
Surf Report: Tel: 0906 7122010 (charges apply)
Watersports Events
Portrush Open Surf Championship
East Strand, Portrush (10-11 April 2010)
Riverfest
Christie Park, Coleraine (3-4 Jul 2010)
UK Pro Surf Tour
East Strand/ Whiterocks, Portrush (Oct) TBC
