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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

Clear.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (3.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (21 April 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    Visibility
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    24
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    23
    E
    22
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    16
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    19
    E
    20
    E
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    29
    27
    26
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    25
    26
    27
    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
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    20
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    E
    15
    ESE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    21
    20
    18
    17
    14
    14
    15
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    6
    E
    5
    ESE
    4
    SSE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    6
    5
    4
    3
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SW
    3
    WNW
    3
    N
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    6
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    SE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    10
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    80%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    70%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    6
    8
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    4
    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
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    7
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 April 2026)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    SE
    8
    S
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    15
    10
    7
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    6
    6
    9
    11
    10
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    8
    10
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    NNE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    9
    12
    12
    10
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    VP
    P
    P
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 25 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 26 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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:

    Dry and bright for Wednesday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be dry with some sunshine. Then the rest of the night will be dry with lengthy clear periods. Chance of a ground frost in sheltered glens. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Wednesday:

    All parts will have a dry day with plenty of sunshine, some high cloud in the afternoon. Winds light. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    A dry and settled few days with plenty of sunshine, feeling quite warm. Patchy overnight frost.

    Updated:

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