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Brown's Bay, Islandmagee

Co. Antrim · faces N · partly sheltered ·

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The coast at Skernaghn Point, Islandmagee - geograph.org.uk - 1894724
Photo: Albert Bridge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Brown's Bay - geograph.org.uk - 4188717
Photo: Robert Ashby · CC BY-SA 2.0
Brown's Bay, jetty - geograph.org.uk - 5847200
Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0

Offshore wind: smooth water near the shore, calm sea.

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

Tides (model): High 01:00 · Low 07:00 · High 13:00 · Low 20:00

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 16:21 · UV 0 (low)

Water quality

ExcellentLatest official DAERA rating (2026 season)

DAERA rates each bathing season after it ends, using the last four years of samples: the 2027 rating is usually published in autumn 2027.

DAERA advises avoiding bathing during and for up to 48 hours after heavy rainfall. Weekly test results (June to mid-September) are on the DAERA dashboard.

Source: DAERA bathing water data (Brown's Bay), Open Government Licence v3.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September. DAERA bathing water dashboard

Hour by hour · Overall · Today

Time6789101112131415161718192021
Scoredark4.64.64.65.15.55.95.95.75.45.1darkdarkdarkdarkdark
Wind mph791616192019171614121416171617
Direction
SW
SW
SW
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Waves at beach m0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Swell offshore m · s0.3
3s
0.3
3s
0.4
3s
0.4
3s
0.4
3s
0.4
3s
0.4
3s
0.5
3s
0.5
3s
0.6
4s
0.6
4s
0.7
4s
0.7
4s
0.7
4s
0.8
4s
0.8
4s
Tide
Water °C12.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.712.7
Air °C667891010101010910101099
Rain chance %000000000000061424
Rain mm000000000000000.70.1
Cloud %100245100908010010010010041100100100100100

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.