A beta version of the Met Office app is available.

Ballygally (Beach) (County Antrim) 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

Partly cloudy.
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 (2.9m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
M UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Ballygally (Beach)

Today (18 September 2025)
Time
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
40%
20%
20%
20%
10%
Temperature
15°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
15°
15°
14°
14°
14°
Wind direction and speed
SSE
12
SSW
14
SSW
16
SSW
16
SSW
15
SSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
26
27
27
26
26
26
Visibility
M
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
94%
94%
92%
92%
91%
91%
UV 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed
12
14
16
16
16
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
4
4
5
6
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 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
20%
10%
20%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
15°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
15°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
14°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
13°
13°
14°
14°
14°
14°
14°
13°
12°
12°
12°
11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
14
SW
14
SW
13
SW
12
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
12
SW
12
SW
13
SW
13
SW
11
SW
11
SW
10
SW
9
SW
8
SW
8
SW
7
WSW
7
WSW
8
W
8
Wind gust (mph)
25
25
23
21
20
19
18
16
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
88%
88%
88%
88%
88%
88%
91%
90%
88%
85%
82%
77%
73%
69%
66%
65%
67%
69%
73%
75%
77%
79%
81%
83%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
11
11
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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
60%
70%
80%
80%
90%
90%
90%
90%
70%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
8
W
8
W
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
8
NW
8
NW
9
NW
10
NNW
11
N
12
N
13
N
14
N
16
NNE
17
NNE
18
NNE
20
NNE
22
NNE
24
NNE
26
NNE
27
NNE
28
N
28
N
28
Wind gust (mph)
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
18
20
21
24
26
30
32
35
38
42
42
41
39
38
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
M
M
M
M
M
G
Humidity
84%
84%
85%
85%
86%
87%
86%
86%
85%
84%
81%
79%
78%
79%
79%
82%
85%
88%
91%
92%
91%
90%
88%
85%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
20
22
24
26
26
27
28
27
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
7
8
9
10
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
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 Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower day 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
70%
70%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
5°
6°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
27
N
26
N
25
N
24
N
23
N
22
N
22
N
22
N
21
N
21
N
21
N
21
N
22
N
22
N
21
N
21
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
19
N
18
N
18
N
17
Wind gust (mph)
38
39
39
38
36
36
35
35
36
35
36
33
33
33
34
35
31
33
31
31
30
28
27
25
Visibility (description)
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
81%
78%
75%
74%
73%
73%
77%
76%
76%
74%
72%
67%
67%
64%
59%
60%
60%
59%
62%
64%
64%
65%
64%
65%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
26
26
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (22 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
10°
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
12°
11°
10°
10°
9°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
8°
9°
9°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N
15
N
15
N
14
N
13
N
13
N
12
N
11
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
11
N
11
N
11
N
11
N
11
N
11
N
11
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
9
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
7
WNW
7
Wind gust (mph)
23
21
20
19
18
17
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
14
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
65%
66%
65%
66%
67%
67%
67%
71%
72%
67%
62%
59%
60%
58%
58%
62%
61%
64%
68%
74%
76%
77%
79%
80%
UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (23 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
8°
8°
12°
13°
13°
11°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
6°
10°
12°
12°
10°
7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW
7
W
6
WNW
6
W
5
NW
7
N
8
NNE
9
NNW
8
E
5
Wind gust (mph)
14
7
6
7
12
12
10
9
6
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
79%
82%
84%
86%
74%
63%
61%
81%
91%
UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
7
5
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
7
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (24 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
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
8°
7°
7°
12°
14°
14°
12°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
6°
6°
5°
11°
12°
13°
10°
8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
7
SE
9
ESE
9
ESE
7
SSE
5
Wind gust (mph)
5
5
6
11
12
10
8
6
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
Humidity
94%
95%
95%
79%
68%
65%
82%
90%
UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
5
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Thursday 18 September

Tide times and heights are from Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 24 September

Tide times and heights are from Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 24 September

Tide times and heights are from Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 24 September

Tide times and heights are from Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 24 September

Tide times and heights are from Larne tidal station which is 4.1 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 explained
News

Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

Warnings have been issued as the weather across the UK becomes increasingly mild but wet and windy.

Read more

UK video forecast

Ballygally (Beach) weather map

View the weather with our interactive map

Loading map...
Forecast for 18:00, Thu
Updated 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 18 Sep 2025

Northern Ireland weather forecast

Headline:

Mostly dry with sunny spells Friday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloud with outbreaks of patchy light rain will die out this evening. Then the rest of the night will be largely dry with some lengthy clear periods. Chance of cloud and rain fringing into eastern County Down at times. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Friday:

It will be largely dry with some brightness. Chance of a little rain across County Down at times. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cloudy on Saturday with rain likely across the east, becoming windy later. A colder day on Sunday with showers. Bright and largely dry with fewer showers on Monday.

Updated:

UK long range weather forecast

More from the Met Office

Take our short survey