Ballymoney North Beach

Co. Wexford · faces E · exposed ·

sandy beachLifeguards in seasonToiletsParking: Parking available on siteAccessible: Wheelchair access is available to the North beachNo dogs (check local bylaws for dates)

Cross-shore wind, small waves.

Scores are estimates from forecasts, not a safety rating. Before you go in

Tides (model): Low 01:00 · High 04:00 · Low 05:00 · High 10:00 · Low 13:00 · High 15:00 · Low 19:00 · High 22:00

Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 16:32 · UV 1 (low)

Water quality

GoodLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Excellent · 2023: Good · 2022: Excellent

The EPA rates each bathing season after it ends, using the last four years of samples: the 2026 rating is usually published in spring 2027.

After heavy rain this beach can have short-term pollution. Check for alerts on beaches.ie before swimming, especially in summer.

Source: EPA bathing water data (Ballymoney, North Beach), CC BY 4.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September. Beach profile (PDF)

Hour by hour · Overall · Today

Wind in

Time	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Score	dark	4.6	4.6	4.8	2.2	5.6	6.0	6.0	5.6	5.2	4.9	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	10	10	9	11	11	11	14	14	15	14	16	16	14	14	14	14
Direction	S	S	SW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Swell offshore m · s	0.7 4s	0.8 4s	0.9 4s	1.0 4s	1.1 4s	1.2 5s	1.3 5s	1.4 5s	1.5 5s	1.5 5s	1.5 5s	1.6 5s	1.6 5s	1.6 5s	1.6 5s	1.6 5s
Tide
Water °C	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Air °C	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	12
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0.3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloud %	97	87	89	69	91	23	0	0	86	98	100	100	100	100	25	84

Highlighted columns: the best 3-hour window; grey columns are before sunrise or after sunset. Tides come from a global model and can be off by up to an hour: check local tide tables before swimming.