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

Cloudy 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 (0.4m) at

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    8 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (31 March 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    13
    15
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    18
    14
    10
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    83%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    6
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    20
    19
    19
    18
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 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
    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
    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)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    4
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    13
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    14
    17
    24
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    28
    27
    24
    21
    19
    19
    21
    21
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    79%
    72%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    59%
    61%
    62%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    3
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    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
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    6
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    23
    22
    22
    21
    18
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    75%
    81%
    77%
    71%
    73%
    77%
    79%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    14
    13
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    8
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    13
    11
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    79%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    12
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    19
    17
    12
    10
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    79%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    15
    13
    9
    7
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    82%
    82%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    No weather symbol data
    No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    8
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    5
    7
    10
    10
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    2
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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:

    Mostly cloudy, a few spots of light rain or drizzle.

    Today:

    A dull, cloudy start but some brighter spells may develop late in the morning. Cloudier again in the afternoon with the odd light shower breaking out. Mild. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will stay dry through the evening and overnight. There will be variable amounts of cloud and increasingly clear spells developing through the night. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Tuesday:

    It will be a dry and mild day with prolonged spells of sunshine. Brisk southeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Dry and settled conditions from Wednesday to Friday with plenty of sunshine on offer and staying mild.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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