- Sea temp 12.5 °C surface, modelled
- Waves 1.2 m period 9 s · NW
- Wind 12 mph from N · gust 16
- Next tide High 01:24 today · 0.9 m
Ballintoy is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is alongside the B15 coast road, 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Coleraine, eight kilometres west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills. It is in the historic barony of Cary.
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Conditions now
Air
11°C
Partly cloudy
Swell
1.2m
period 7 s · NW
Rain
0mm
last 48 hours
Water quality
Not a designated bathing water — not routinely sampled.
No published samples for this site yet.
Weekly lab samples, not real-time. Avoid bathing for 48 h after heavy rain.
Sewage & storm overflows
2 NI Water storm overflows within 1.2 mi.
Measured in 202544 spills77 h · 11 in the bathing season · 1 of 2 monitored
| Overflow | Distance | Classification | Modelled spills/yr | Measured 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballintoy Boheeshane FFT CSO | 830 yd | To be Determined | — | — |
| Ballintoy Antrim TPS → Bush |
840 yd | To be Determined | — | 44 spills 11 in season · 77 h |
How these are counted
“Modelled” is NI Water's hydraulic-model prediction of spills per year. “Measured” is from NI Water's event duration monitors, counted with the industry 12/24 method (discharges within the same 12- or 24-hour block count as one spill); the bathing-season figure (1 Jun–15 Sep) is our count from NI Water's published discharge log. An overflow with no monitor isn't known to be dry. Classification is NI Water's own.
Nearest wastewater treatment works: Ballintoy WwTW (0.7 mi → Bush) · Glenstaghey Road 11 WwTW (2.1 mi → Bush).
Amenities & features
Parking
3
Toilets
e.g. Public Toilets
1
Cafes & food
e.g. Roarks Kitchen
1
Showers
1
Picnic tables
2
Viewpoints
2
Bins
3
Boating — nearest harbours & marinas
- Ballintoy 110 yd
- Portbradden 2.0 mi
- Dunseverick 2.5 mi
2 more further away
- Ballycastle 5.7 mi
- Portballintrae 7.2 mi
Wildlife & designations
This beach lies in or within 0.6 mi of:
- ASSI Carrickarade
- ASSI Sheep Island
- SPA Sheep Island
1 protected feature · 1 Unfavourable
- Cormorant Unfavourable, 2017
Protected features and their latest condition assessment, from DAERA's 2023 marine protected area review. Only sites with a marine part are assessed there.
Alerts & advisories
Rip currents on surf beaches
The open Atlantic strands generate strong rip currents, particularly around low tide and after big swell. Swim between the red-and-yellow flags at lifeguarded beaches in season, never alone, and if caught in a rip do not swim against it: raise a hand, float, and let it carry you out until it releases.