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 by early evening.
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 (0.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (11 September 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    13
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    12
    14
    17
    19
    21
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    68%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    11
    11
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    5
    4
    4
    9
    9
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 September 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 Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Overcast Overcast 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
    50%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    13
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    30
    31
    34
    35
    34
    33
    32
    30
    28
    28
    28
    29
    28
    26
    25
    23
    21
    17
    17
    15
    13
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    17
    20
    20
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    5
    5
    6
    6
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 September 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 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    WNW
    4
    NW
    4
    ENE
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    8
    8
    10
    11
    13
    14
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    7
    7
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    4
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 September 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 Mist Mist Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    22
    23
    25
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    26
    25
    24
    22
    23
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 September 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 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 Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    26
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    31
    32
    30
    29
    28
    27
    25
    24
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    72%
    69%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    29
    30
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 September 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    30
    32
    33
    32
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    81%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
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    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 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 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 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 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

    Thursday 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 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 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 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 explained

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    Forecast for 5pm Friday
    Updated 14:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 11 Sep 2026

    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Occasionally heavy rain overnight. Then bright spells, light showers Saturday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some early evening brightness but gradually turning unsettled with an area of occasionally heavy rain reaching from the west by late evening, spreading east to all parts overnight. Westerly winds backing southerly overnight and occasionally freshening around the coasts. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Saturday:

    Rather cloudy to start with some rain, turning progressively more patchy through the morning, with some brighter spells developing. Variable cloud, bright spells and light showers in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    After overnight fog clears Sunday mainly dry with light winds and sunny spells, best in east. Monday wet and occasionally windy with the east in best of shelter. Tuesday showery.

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