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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
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (17 September 2025)
    Time
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    32
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    73%
    UV 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    25
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    18
    16
    15
    12
    13
    14
    13
    16
    17
    19
    21
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    11
    10
    10
    11
    10
    11
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy 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
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    19
    18
    17
    16
    16
    18
    17
    15
    15
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    13
    12
    12
    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
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    75%
    70%
    68%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    7
    8
    9
    7
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    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°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    N
    10
    NNW
    11
    N
    12
    N
    13
    NNE
    14
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    19
    N
    20
    N
    21
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    22
    N
    23
    N
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    18
    19
    21
    24
    23
    24
    22
    24
    29
    29
    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
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    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 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 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
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    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°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    24
    N
    23
    N
    22
    N
    21
    NNE
    21
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    20
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    29
    26
    27
    29
    30
    30
    32
    32
    32
    30
    31
    29
    27
    25
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    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
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    70%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    68%
    65%
    64%
    60%
    61%
    58%
    59%
    59%
    60%
    62%
    63%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    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 Cloudy 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)
    7°
    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)
    17
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    62%
    61%
    61%
    58%
    59%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    62%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    10
    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)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    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) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    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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    Updated 11:00 (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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