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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

Light showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (3.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (4 June 2025)
    Time
    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 day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    31
    31
    34
    34
    35
    36
    35
    34
    31
    29
    24
    16
    14
    12
    13
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    70%
    62%
    60%
    59%
    57%
    56%
    57%
    60%
    62%
    65%
    UV 1 1 3 2 6 5 5 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    16
    14
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 June 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    10
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    66%
    67%
    68%
    73%
    78%
    85%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    68%
    70%
    70%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 June 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    SSE
    9
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    17
    19
    23
    23
    18
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    69%
    65%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - 1 1 4 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    3
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WNW
    10
    NW
    11
    N
    12
    NNW
    14
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    11
    14
    21
    23
    24
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    72%
    72%
    67%
    68%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    10
    11
    12
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    8
    9
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    NNW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    23
    22
    20
    17
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    77%
    71%
    68%
    74%
    76%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    13
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    22
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    16
    18
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    19
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 4 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 5 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 6 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 7 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 8 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 9 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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 10 June

    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:

    Blustery showers and bright spells

    Today:

    It will be another cool and breezy day with showers, these could be heavy and quite frequent at times in the morning. Fewer showers and increasing sunny intervals developing through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    The odd shower at first, but an otherwise dry evening with some late sunshine and then clear spells. Becoming cloudier overnight with rain spreading northeast across Armagh and Down. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Thursday:

    A quite cloudy start, largely dry but with rain pushing northeast over Armagh and Down.Bright spells and showers through the afternoon, these heavy at times. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Sunshine and occasional showers continue Friday to Sunday, heavy and perhaps forming longer spells of rain on Saturday. Turning drier later on Sunday. Feeling cool for June.

    Updated:

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