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

Heavy showers.
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 (1.0m) at

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    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (25 March 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    31
    27
    25
    23
    22
    20
    Visibility
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    UV 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 March 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    71%
    73%
    76%
    81%
    85%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 March 2026)
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    21
    18
    18
    17
    19
    20
    23
    25
    28
    32
    34
    36
    36
    35
    32
    29
    27
    26
    26
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    91%
    86%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    66%
    61%
    59%
    58%
    58%
    62%
    61%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    11
    11
    11
    11
    4
    4
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 March 2026)
    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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    WNW
    20
    W
    19
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    31
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    32
    35
    34
    35
    34
    34
    32
    29
    26
    24
    19
    18
    19
    21
    24
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    71%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    15
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    8
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    19
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    SW
    28
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    29
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    29
    W
    29
    W
    28
    W
    27
    W
    26
    W
    26
    W
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    34
    37
    38
    40
    41
    41
    41
    41
    42
    42
    43
    44
    45
    45
    45
    45
    40
    37
    37
    36
    35
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    77%
    67%
    65%
    62%
    61%
    64%
    66%
    69%
    69%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    21
    22
    24
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    26
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (30 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    21
    W
    19
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    38
    37
    36
    35
    33
    32
    28
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    69%
    73%
    78%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    23
    24
    23
    21
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    9
    6
    5
    16
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (31 March 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    WNW
    18
    W
    15
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    26
    28
    29
    27
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    86%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 March

    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?

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    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 March

    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 25 March

    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 25 March

    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 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 26 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 27 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 28 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 29 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 30 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with patchy rain spreading east on Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some heavy wintry showers this evening then becoming dry with some clear spells overnight leading to a touch of frost. Strong northwesterly winds easing down. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Thursday:

    A dry, bright start then clouding over with outbreaks of mainly light rain developing. Freshening southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Friday and Saturday will bring clear or sunny intervals and showers, with strong winds at times. Wet and windy for a time on Sunday then brighter with showers later.

    Updated:

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