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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 light showers in the afternoon.
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 (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (31 August 2025)
    Time
    05:00
    06:00
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    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 Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    26
    S
    27
    S
    28
    S
    29
    S
    30
    S
    30
    S
    28
    S
    28
    S
    27
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    23
    S
    21
    S
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    38
    39
    40
    42
    43
    45
    47
    48
    49
    49
    47
    46
    43
    40
    38
    36
    35
    32
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    80%
    78%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    72%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (1 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    16
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    25
    25
    25
    25
    27
    28
    28
    28
    30
    30
    32
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    27
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    12
    S
    9
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    18
    16
    15
    16
    15
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    12
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    10
    9
    2
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    17
    21
    23
    21
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    86%
    79%
    73%
    70%
    74%
    79%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    13
    13
    14
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    10
    13
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    15
    19
    19
    18
    19
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    85%
    82%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    27
    28
    25
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    82%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    85%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    19
    20
    18
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    23
    23
    20
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 31 August

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Showers this morning, turning heavier and quite frequent for afternoon.

    Today:

    A day of showers, these isolated and light for the morning, then turning heavier and quite frequent through the afternoon, bringing the risk of thunderstorms, particularly to the west of Lough Neagh. Southerly winds strong. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers or longer periods of rain, turning heavy at times with the risk of thunderstorms. Winds southerly, strongest at first. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Monday:

    Showery with risk thunderstorms. Outbreaks most frequent across northern districts. Fresh to strong winds veering west to southwest. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Showers and brighter spells through the outlook period, with north and west wettest. Winds variable in direction and relatively light.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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