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.
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

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    8 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (3 April 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    15
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    24
    27
    28
    27
    27
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    15
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    E
    14
    E
    15
    E
    17
    E
    19
    E
    21
    E
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    69%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    13
    15
    16
    18
    21
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    19
    E
    16
    E
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    ENE
    12
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    23
    26
    26
    26
    22
    23
    27
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    17
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    19
    E
    16
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    E
    15
    ESE
    13
    E
    7
    E
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    21
    23
    23
    23
    19
    12
    6
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    84%
    84%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    16
    14
    14
    15
    13
    8
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    4
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    E
    4
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    7
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    8
    14
    14
    12
    8
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    76%
    76%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    4
    9
    10
    7
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    3
    SE
    3
    ESE
    3
    NE
    5
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    7
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    7
    8
    8
    5
    4
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    5
    7
    8
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    6
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 8 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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:

    Patchy overnight rain then sunny spells on Friday

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A dry evening with late sunshine then some clear spells. Turning cloudier from the south overnight with some outbreaks of patchy rain possible, especially for Armagh and Country Down. Brisk easterly winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Friday:

    A cloudy start in south with patchy rain but quickly clearing. Otherwise a dry day with some long sunny spells developing. Warm away from east coast. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    High pressure remaining in charge to give dry and settled weather. Mostly sunny with isolated mist and fog patches in the mornings. Breezy on Saturday with winds then easing.

    Updated:

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