Ballygally (Beach) (County Antrim) weather

Find a forecast

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.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

Weather forecast Beach forecast

Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:42

Sunset: 17:34

Yellow weather warning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Wed 18 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:39

Sunset: 17:36

Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 18 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Thu 19 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:37

Sunset: 17:38

Cloudy.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 19 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Fri 20 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:35

Sunset: 17:40

Heavy rain changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 20 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Sat 21 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:33

Sunset: 17:42

Light rain changing to overcast by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sat 21 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Sun 22 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:30

Sunset: 17:44

Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 22 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Mon 23 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:28

Sunset: 17:47

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 23 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Yellow weather warning.

Sunrise: 07:42

Sunset: 17:34

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Yellow warning: Ice

7 day forecast for Ballygally (Beach)

Today (17 February 2026)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	40%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NE 11	NE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 16	SE 17	SE 19	SE 20	SE 21
Wind gust (mph)	25	25	24	24	22	20	18	18	19	19	20	21	23	26	28	30	33	36	38	39
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	73%	67%	63%	58%	56%	51%	51%	47%	46%	46%	43%	46%	54%	55%	58%	59%	60%	57%	57%	58%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	13	13	13	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	16	17	19	20	21
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.5
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	5	5	6
Direction of waves offshore	–

Wednesday (18 February 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	30%	50%	50%	60%	50%	50%	40%	40%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 22	SE 22	SE 22	SE 22	SE 23	SE 23	SE 24	SE 25	SE 25	SE 26	SE 27	SE 27	SE 27	SE 27	SE 26	SE 26	SE 25	SE 24	SE 23	SE 22	ESE 21	ESE 21	SE 20	SE 19
Wind gust (mph)	39	39	40	41	43	45	46	46	48	49	49	49	48	48	46	44	42	40	39	38	37	37	35	34
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG
Humidity	62%	63%	64%	64%	64%	65%	66%	67%	69%	70%	72%	71%	69%	69%	69%	70%	68%	67%	66%	67%	68%	68%	68%	69%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	20	19
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
Direction of waves offshore

Thursday (19 February 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
Chance of precipitation	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	40%	50%	40%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	3°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	1°	1°	2°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 18	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 17	S 16	S 14	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wind gust (mph)	32	31	30	30	30	30	29	31	31	34	36	36	35	33	30	30	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	25
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	69%	70%	71%	72%	72%	72%	71%	71%	70%	68%	66%	64%	62%	60%	60%	63%	69%	77%	79%	81%	84%	85%	85%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	18	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Direction of waves offshore

Friday (20 February 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
Chance of precipitation	20%	30%	50%	70%	80%	80%	90%	≥95%	90%	70%	50%	50%	60%	60%	80%	70%	70%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	3°	4°	5°	6°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 15	S 17	S 18	S 19	SSW 20	SSW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 17	WSW 17
Wind gust (mph)	25	25	26	28	30	33	36	38	37	35	32	30	29	30	29	27	26	25	25	27	27	26	26	27
Visibility (description)	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	86%	87%	85%	86%	86%	86%	87%	88%	91%	92%	92%	90%	86%	84%	82%	83%	83%	84%	85%	85%	86%	87%	87%	88%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	14	14	14	15	15	17	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	7	8	8	7	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Direction of waves offshore

Saturday (21 February 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
Chance of precipitation	60%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	40%	50%	50%	50%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wind gust (mph)	26	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	22	22	25	23	24	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	G	G	G
Humidity	89%	90%	90%	91%	91%	90%	90%	91%	91%	91%	90%	89%	87%	85%	85%	86%	88%	91%	92%	92%	92%	92%	93%	93%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	14	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Direction of waves offshore

Sunday (22 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	30%	30%	40%	60%	50%	50%	30%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	9°	9°	11°	11°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	6°	6°	8°	8°	7°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 15
Wind gust (mph)	25	26	25	27	27	27	26	28
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	92%	91%	90%	91%	83%	83%	86%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	14	14	14	14	15	14	13	15
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	16	9	12	15	2	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore						–	–	–

Monday (23 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	40%	30%	20%	30%	20%	20%	30%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	10°	10°	8°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	4°	4°	6°	7°	5°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 16	W 16	W 17	WNW 17	W 13	WSW 12
Wind gust (mph)	29	29	30	32	32	29	22	21
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G
Humidity	88%	89%	88%	86%	74%	66%	76%	85%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–