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

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
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 (0.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Helens Bay (Beach)

    Today (22 May 2026)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Mist Mist Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    87%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    UV 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (23 May 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 Clear night Clear night Clear 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    18
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    13
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (24 May 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    15
    15
    16
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    18
    17
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    5
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (25 May 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 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    6
    6
    8
    11
    11
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    11
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (26 May 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 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    8
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    2
    2
    2
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (27 May 2026)
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    9
    10
    11
    14
    14
    13
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    5
    3
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (28 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SSE
    12
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    14
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    95%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    91%
    94%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 22 May

    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 22 May

    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 22 May

    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?

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    Tide times

    Friday 22 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 23 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 24 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 25 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 26 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 27 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 28 May

    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 8am Friday
    Updated 06:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 22 May 2026

    Northern Ireland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry and bright but some rain later.

    Today:

    A cloudy start with the odd spot of light rain. Bright spells developing through the morning then further rain is likely for a time in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain will clear northeast through the evening, turning heavy for a time. Then staying dry overnight with variable cloud and clear spells. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Saturday:

    Quite cloudy to start but this soon breaking up through the morning. Staying dry and warm with prolonged bright or sunny spells through the day. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Cloudier in the northwest with some patchy light rain on Sunday. Otherwise staying warm and dry with plenty of bright or sunny weather from Sunday to Tuesday.

    Updated:

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