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 cloudy by nighttime.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next high tide (3.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    22
    18
    14
    11
    10
    10
    12
    14
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    13
    11
    10
    8
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Sunny intervals 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    14
    ESE
    18
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SSE
    19
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    24
    30
    36
    38
    36
    29
    25
    26
    28
    31
    32
    30
    29
    29
    28
    27
    25
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    85%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    88%
    81%
    76%
    73%
    68%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    10
    14
    18
    21
    21
    18
    15
    14
    15
    17
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    5
    4
    2
    2
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy 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 Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    16
    17
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    15
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    6
    10
    14
    10
    6
    2
    4
    6
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    17
    19
    23
    21
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    18
    15
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    7
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    5
    9
    13
    12
    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 Clear night Clear 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 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%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    N
    19
    N
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    21
    23
    24
    27
    28
    28
    26
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    74%
    72%
    70%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    8
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    19
    N
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    NNE
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    29
    28
    27
    25
    22
    20
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    62%
    62%
    61%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    13
    N
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    64%
    64%
    62%
    61%
    61%
    62%
    66%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 20 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 20 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 20 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 20 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

    Sunday 21 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

    Sunday 21 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

    Sunday 21 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

    Sunday 21 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 22 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 22 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 22 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 22 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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    Headline:

    Bright spells, frequent showers north at first becoming drier.

    Today:

    Cloudy with bright spells and frequent showers in the north at first. Sunny spells soon increase as showers become isolated before dying towards the evening. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry with clear periods in the evening. Cloud spreads north by late evening with outbreaks of rain, some heavy, soon following. The rain clears in the south towards morning Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Rain will clear northern parts in the morning to leave a dry day with increasing sunny spells. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Outbreaks of rain Thursday morning clear in the afternoon with scattered showers following Friday. These showers become isolated Saturday.

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