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Helens Bay (Beach) (County Down) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (17 September 2025)
    Time
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    75%
    72%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    73%
    UV 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    27
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    21
    21
    19
    17
    15
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    13
    15
    19
    21
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    22
    21
    21
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    		 – –
    12
    		 – –
    12
    		 – –
    13
    		 – –
    13
    		 – –
    11
    		 – –
    9
    		 – –
    7
    		 –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    		 – –
    0.2
    		 – –
    0.2
    		 – –
    0.1
    		 – –
    0.1
    		 – –
    0.0
    		 – –
    0.0
    		 – –
    0.0
    		 –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    		 – –
    8
    		 – –
    9
    		 – –
    10
    		 – –
    9
    		 – –
    8
    		 – –
    6
    		 – –
    9
    		 –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Saturday (20 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    W
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    17
    N
    18
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    22
    N
    23
    N
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    14
    16
    19
    20
    22
    24
    21
    24
    26
    28
    31
    32
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) –
    7
    		 – –
    8
    		 – –
    8
    		 – –
    11
    		 – –
    14
    		 – –
    18
    		 – –
    20
    		 – –
    23
    		 –
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    0.0
    		 – –
    0.0
    		 – –
    0.0
    		 – –
    0.1
    		 – –
    0.2
    		 – –
    0.3
    		 – –
    0.5
    		 – –
    1.0
    		 –
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    3
    		 – –
    2
    		 – –
    2
    		 – –
    2
    		 – –
    2
    		 – –
    3
    		 – –
    4
    		 – –
    5
    		 –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    24
    NNE
    23
    N
    23
    N
    23
    N
    22
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    21
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    31
    30
    31
    30
    30
    28
    29
    31
    32
    32
    33
    33
    32
    33
    30
    28
    26
    24
    23
    21
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    70%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    61%
    60%
    58%
    59%
    59%
    60%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) –
    23
    		 – –
    22
    		 – –
    20
    		 – –
    20
    		 – –
    21
    		 – –
    19
    		 – –
    18
    		 – –
    17
    		 –
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    1.0
    		 – –
    0.9
    		 – –
    0.7
    		 – –
    0.6
    		 – –
    0.7
    		 – –
    0.6
    		 – –
    0.5
    		 – –
    0.4
    		 –
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    6
    		 – –
    6
    		 – –
    6
    		 – –
    4
    		 – –
    4
    		 – –
    4
    		 – –
    4
    		 – –
    5
    		 –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    61%
    60%
    58%
    59%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    62%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) –
    14
    12
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m) –
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    		 – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) –
    4
    4
    4
    4
    		 – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    Tuesday (23 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    10
    9
    12
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    70%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Bangor tidal station which is 2.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Forecast for 11:00, Wed
    Updated 09:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 17 Sep 2025

    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy, rain at first becoming dry and brighter by afternoon.

    Today:

    The morning will begin cloudy with outbreaks of rain. This rain will clear north as bright or sunny spells increase during the morning. The afternoon will continue dry with sunny spells. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    The evening will be dry with clear periods. Cloud will increase from the late evening but the night will stay dry with clear spells. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Thursday:

    The day will start dry with bright spells, rain will spread north from mid-morning becoming heavy in the south for a time in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Mostly dry with sunny spells and the chance of an odd shower Friday. Showers become scattered Saturday but clear later to leave Sunday mainly dry.

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