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Helen's Bay

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Belfast Lough south-shore beach between Crawfordsburn and the Holywood coast. Winter-only — the beach is busy in summer and the strongest wind fetch is October–March. Low tide only; rocks, groynes and concrete sea defence hazards to stay clear of. NW is the classic direction.

WIND ★★★★★★★★★★0.0 Beach Advanced
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0.1
Height (m)
3
Period (s)
NNE (21°)
3
Wind (kts)
4
Gust (kts)
WSW (251°)
2.2 m
incoming tide
06:15
Next high
Marine Institute
Port Oriel · 102.0km

Ideal Conditions

WIND
Tide
Low
Swell
NW
Wind
NW

Forecast

Time
Swell
Wind
Tide
Wind
Tue 3 Nov
07:00 NOW
0.2 m @ 3 s
3-4kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.2 m @ 3 s
4-6kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
6-9kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
8-11kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
0.3 m @ 4 s
9-13kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
9-12kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
8-11kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
8-11kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
8-11kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
0.4 m @ 3 s
7-10kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
0.4 m @ 3 s
9-12kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.4 m @ 3 s
10-13kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
0.5 m @ 3 s
7-9kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
0.5 m @ 3 s
10-14kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
0.5 m @ 3 s
10-13kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Wed 4 Nov
07:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
8-11kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
9-12kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
0.6 m @ 4 s
8-12kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
9-13kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
10-14kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
11-14kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
9-13kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
0.4 m @ 4 s
10-13kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.4 m @ 4 s
10-14kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
11-15kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
0.6 m @ 5 s
13-17kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.8 m @ 4 s
13-18kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
0.8 m @ 4 s
14-19kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
0.8 m @ 4 s
16-22kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
0.7 m @ 4 s
15-20kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Thu 5 Nov
09:00
0.9 m @ 4 s
18-25kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
1.0 m @ 4 s
18-25kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.9 m @ 4 s
17-23kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
1.0 m @ 4 s
16-21kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Fri 6 Nov
09:00
0.9 m @ 4 s
12-16kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.8 m @ 4 s
13-18kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.7 m @ 4 s
7-10kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
5-7kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sat 7 Nov
09:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
11-15kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
10-14kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.3 m @ 3 s
9-13kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.4 m @ 3 s
3kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sun 8 Nov
09:00
0.5 m @ 3 s
3kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.6 m @ 4 s
5kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.6 m @ 4 s
9-12kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 3 s
8-12kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Mon 9 Nov
09:00
0.7 m @ 4 s
10-15kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.6 m @ 4 s
15-24kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
10-13kt
↓
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 4 s
14-24kt
↑
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★