Ballygally (Beach) (County Antrim) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Ballygally (Beach)

    Today (25 March 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    27
    26
    25
    21
    19
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    UV 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    23
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    83%
    81%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    73%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    79%
    85%
    90%
    93%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    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 Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals 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 Light shower night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    WSW
    15
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    17
    WNW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    21
    18
    18
    18
    19
    21
    24
    26
    31
    37
    38
    36
    36
    37
    33
    30
    30
    27
    30
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    93%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    81%
    75%
    67%
    57%
    56%
    59%
    64%
    61%
    57%
    66%
    73%
    76%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    6
    6
    6
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    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 Light shower day Light shower day 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    31
    33
    32
    35
    36
    37
    38
    38
    35
    34
    31
    28
    23
    21
    20
    20
    22
    26
    29
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    80%
    75%
    69%
    64%
    61%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    64%
    71%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    11
    11
    13
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.1
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    8
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    25
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    34
    35
    38
    40
    41
    41
    42
    43
    42
    42
    43
    43
    45
    46
    45
    46
    45
    43
    40
    39
    37
    39
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    67%
    61%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    65%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    21
    22
    22
    23
    25
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    10
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    15
    15
    15
    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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    19
    NW
    17
    W
    13
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    36
    33
    32
    34
    32
    29
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    75%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    70%
    66%
    70%
    78%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    19
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    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 Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    14
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    28
    31
    32
    30
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    83%
    81%
    84%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 25 March

    Tide times and heights are from Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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:

    UK long range weather forecast

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