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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

Overcast 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 low tide (0.6m) at

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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Ballygally (Beach)

    Today (4 March 2026)
    Time
    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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    70%
    90%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    26
    28
    28
    28
    29
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    92%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    WNW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    24
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    24
    23
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    14
    14
    14
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 March 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 Partly cloudy night 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 Clear night Clear night 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)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    19
    17
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    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
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    70%
    63%
    57%
    54%
    54%
    54%
    53%
    55%
    65%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    4
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 March 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 Clear night 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    70%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    76%
    71%
    67%
    65%
    62%
    63%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    81%
    85%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    14
    6
    6
    6
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 March 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    23
    22
    23
    25
    25
    25
    23
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    23
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Mist Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    17
    19
    18
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    98%
    94%
    81%
    74%
    87%
    93%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    9
    10
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    21
    25
    26
    24
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    94%
    90%
    79%
    78%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 4 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 5 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 6 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 7 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 8 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 9 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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 10 March

    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.

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    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy Wednesday, some showery rain in the morning, drier later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    This evening will be start off dry and clear with some patchy frost. Clouding over from the south shortly before midnight with a few showers breaking out through the early hours. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A few showers at first otherwise mainly dry and rather cloudy. A few bright spells breaking through along the north coast later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Cloudy with rain on Thursday, becoming drier from the west later. Dry and bright on Friday and Saturday.

    Updated:

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