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Ballycastle Beach

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Ballycastle Beach 3 photos

  • Along The Coast From Ballycastle. This photo was taken along the coast from Ballycastle and shows Rathlin Island in the background.

    Along The Coast From Ballycastle. This photo was taken along the coast from Ballycastle and shows Rathlin Island in the background.. Raymond McSherry, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Pans Rock Pans Rock is at the eastern end of Ballycastle Bay. It is so called because of the salt pans which were used to produce salt.

    Pans Rock Pans Rock is at the eastern end of Ballycastle Bay. It is so called because of the salt pans which were used to produce salt.. Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Ballycastle Golf Course water hazard

    Ballycastle Golf Course water hazard. Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:06 pm
9 am
2.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.5
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.6
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.0
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.4
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C47°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
106 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
2.0Poor9 am117
1.5Poor10 am2315
0.6Poor11 am3220
0.6Poor12 pm3623
0.8Poor1 pm4126
0.7Poor2 pm3220
0.7Poor3 pm3924
0.8Poor4 pm4427
1.0Poor5 pm4025
1.4Poor6 pm3924
Sat
0.9Poor9 am3018
0.8Poor10 am3723
0.8Poor11 am4729
0.8Poor12 pm4931
0.8Poor1 pm5132
0.8Poor2 pm4729
0.6Poor3 pm3019
0.5Poor4 pm4126
1.0Poor5 pm4729
1.1Poor6 pm3723
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, -0.3 m. Low at 11 am, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -1.0 mHigh 7 am, -0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 7 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.8 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 85 km/h53 mph, rain 89%
  • Mon2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h36 mph, rain 76%
  • Tue1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 65 km/h41 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 39%
  • Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 21%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m800 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink12 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 640 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
710 m0.4 miMarine Corner
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miBallycastle (town)
Nearest airport
43 km27 miCampbeltown Airport (CAL)

Nearby places

  • ShorebirdFood and drink
    640 m0.4 mi
  • Shorebird Coffee HutCoffee shop
    650 m0.4 mi
  • MarconiFood and drink
    730 m0.5 mi
  • The Desert BarFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi
  • The Boathouse Coffee HutFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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