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Newcastle (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 cloudy by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (5.2m) at

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7 day forecast for Newcastle (Beach)

Today (2 April 2026)
Time
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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
40%
70%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature
4°
5°
6°
7°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
2°
4°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
6°
5°
5°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed
SW
4
SW
3
SSE
4
S
6
SW
8
SW
9
SSW
10
S
11
S
12
S
12
S
12
S
12
S
13
S
14
SSW
15
SSW
16
Wind gust (mph)
8
9
14
17
20
22
24
26
28
28
28
30
32
34
35
36
Visibility
M
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
M
M
M
M
M
P
P
Humidity
88%
82%
72%
66%
61%
64%
65%
67%
74%
80%
83%
85%
87%
90%
91%
92%
UV 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
Wind direction and speed
4
3
4
6
8
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (3 April 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
50%
30%
30%
40%
50%
40%
40%
60%
60%
40%
40%
30%
40%
40%
40%
20%
10%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
8°
9°
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
6°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
5°
5°
4°
3°
2°
2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
16
SSW
16
SSW
16
SW
15
SW
16
WSW
16
W
15
W
14
W
13
W
13
W
13
W
13
W
13
W
14
W
14
W
15
W
15
WNW
14
W
13
WNW
11
W
10
W
9
W
9
WSW
9
Wind gust (mph)
36
35
35
34
33
32
29
25
25
25
27
27
28
31
31
31
31
30
28
25
23
20
19
18
Visibility (description)
P
P
P
P
P
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
93%
93%
93%
94%
92%
88%
88%
86%
86%
84%
80%
76%
68%
63%
66%
61%
58%
59%
58%
64%
69%
76%
79%
78%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
11
10
9
9
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (4 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
40%
60%
80%
90%
90%
70%
50%
50%
50%
40%
50%
70%
80%
70%
60%
50%
50%
50%
60%
Temperature (°C)
5°
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
8°
9°
10°
10°
11°
10°
10°
9°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
1°
1°
1°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
4°
3°
2°
1°
0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
9
WSW
9
SW
9
SW
8
SW
8
SSW
8
SSW
7
S
7
SSE
8
SSE
10
SSE
12
SSE
14
SSE
16
S
17
S
18
S
17
S
17
SSW
18
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
18
Wind gust (mph)
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
21
26
31
36
39
42
45
47
48
56
51
54
51
44
38
34
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
M
M
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
M
P
P
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
78%
77%
77%
77%
76%
77%
81%
82%
83%
88%
91%
91%
87%
87%
86%
84%
83%
84%
84%
81%
77%
76%
79%
82%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
10
12
14
16
17
18
17
17
18
20
20
21
19
20
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.6
1.1
1.3
1.6
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.2
2.1
1.9
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (5 April 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
50%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
6°
5°
4°
4°
Feels like temperature (°C)
0°
0°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
1°
2°
3°
3°
3°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
3°
2°
1°
0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
17
W
17
W
17
W
16
W
16
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
16
W
15
W
15
W
14
W
13
W
12
W
12
W
10
WSW
9
SW
8
SW
8
SW
8
SW
8
Wind gust (mph)
34
34
31
32
31
31
30
30
31
32
33
33
33
34
33
30
27
25
22
19
19
17
16
15
Visibility (description)
M
M
G
G
M
M
G
M
M
G
G
M
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
83%
82%
79%
79%
81%
81%
79%
78%
77%
73%
65%
59%
55%
59%
55%
54%
50%
53%
58%
65%
67%
69%
70%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (6 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
30%
20%
30%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
3°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
8°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
0°
0°
1°
1°
2°
2°
3°
3°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
S
8
S
8
SSE
8
SSE
10
SSE
12
SSE
14
SSE
16
SSE
18
SSE
19
SSE
20
SSE
21
SSE
21
SSE
21
SSE
20
SSE
19
SSE
19
SSE
19
SSE
18
SSE
18
SSE
18
SSE
18
Wind gust (mph)
16
18
19
20
22
25
29
31
34
37
37
39
39
39
38
37
35
35
33
32
32
33
33
34
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
72%
75%
79%
79%
79%
81%
80%
80%
79%
78%
78%
78%
77%
76%
74%
74%
74%
74%
76%
78%
80%
82%
83%
84%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
13
16
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (7 April 2026)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
40%
50%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
9°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
6°
6°
5°
6°
8°
9°
7°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
18
SSE
18
S
16
S
14
S
13
SSW
13
SSW
11
SW
10
SW
8
Wind gust (mph)
32
33
30
27
27
25
23
17
14
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
87%
87%
91%
93%
91%
83%
70%
79%
86%
UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
17
16
14
13
13
11
10
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.3
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (8 April 2026)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
30%
50%
70%
70%
60%
40%
Temperature (°C)
5°
4°
5°
8°
10°
10°
9°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
2°
2°
5°
7°
7°
6°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
7
SSW
6
S
8
S
15
S
16
S
15
S
13
SSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
14
13
27
31
31
28
23
23
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
88%
92%
92%
84%
80%
79%
85%
90%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Thursday 2 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 2 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 2 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 3 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 4 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 5 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 6 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 7 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 8 April

Tide times and heights are from Newcastle (N.Ireland) tidal station which is 0.7 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 9am Thursday
Updated 07:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 2 Apr 2026

Northern Ireland weather forecast

Headline:

Dry Thursday morning with sunny spells, rain spreading east later.

Today:

It will be a dry morning with some bright or sunny spells. Turning cloudier in the afternoon as a band of rain spreads eastwards, accompanied by strengthening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy evening with outbreaks of rain. Rain clearing to the east overnight with a few showers lingering and some clearer spells developing. Winds strong this evening then easing overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

A mixed day with some bright and sunny spells but also blustery showers feeding in from the west. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rain and strong winds spreading north on Saturday with a risk of gales. Blustery showers with gale risk easing on Sunday. Mostly dry with sunny spells and strong winds Monday.

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