- Sea temp 13.2 °C surface, modelled
- Waves 0.5 m period 3 s · N
- Wind 8 mph from NE · gust 17
- Next tide High 04:31 today · 3.0 m
Bangor is a seaside city and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast–Bangor railway line. The population was 64,596 at the 2021 census.
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Conditions now
Air
10°C
Clear
Swell
0.4m
period 3 s · N
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
21 NI Water storm overflows within 1.2 mi — 2 rated Unsatisfactory.
Modelled~144 spills/yrNI Water's prediction, all 21 combined
Measured in 2025250 spills1458 h · 60 in the bathing season · 15 of 21 monitored
Nearest 12 overflows
| Overflow | Distance | Classification | Modelled spills/yr | Measured 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Marina WwPS → Belfast Lough Outer |
50 yd | To be Determined | — | 9 spills 2 in season · 22 h |
| Seacourt Lane CSO → Belfast Lough |
0.5 mi | To be Determined | — | — |
| Seacourt WwPS → Belfast Lough |
0.5 mi | To be Determined | — | 21 spills 14 in season · 11 h |
| Lukes Point WwPS → Belfast Lough Outer |
0.6 mi | To be Determined | — | 46 spills 5 in season · 465 h |
| Seacliff Road Playground CSO → Belfast Lough Outer |
0.6 mi | To be Determined | — | 7 spills 0 in season · 3 h |
| Maxwell Road Downshire CSO → Belfast Lough Outer |
0.7 mi | Satisfactory | ~68 | — |
| Brompton Road 1 WwPS → Belfast Lough Outer |
0.7 mi | Satisfactory | — | 42 spills 5 in season · 587 h |
| Castle Park Bangor 2 WwPS → Belfast Lough |
0.7 mi | To be Determined | — | 54 spills 19 in season · 183 h |
| Stricklands Glen 1 WwPS → Belfast Lough Outer |
1.0 mi | Satisfactory | — | 9 spills 3 in season · 11 h |
| Avonlea Park CSO → Belfast Lough |
1.0 mi | To be Determined | — | 2 spills 0 in season · <1 h |
| Sandhurst WwPS → Ballyholme River |
1.1 mi | To be Determined | — | 0 spills 0 in season · 0 h |
| Grange Crescent CSO → Belfast Lough |
1.1 mi | To be Determined | — | 9 spills 2 in season · 10 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: Ballycrochan Road ST (2.4 mi → Ballyholme River) · North Down WwTW (3.0 mi → Belfast Lough Outer).
Amenities & features
Parking
52
Toilets
7
Cafes & food
e.g. Piccola Pizzeria
38
Pubs & bars
e.g. The Rabbit Rooms
16
Shops
e.g. Wee Shop
6
Picnic tables
18
Benches
41
Bike parking
3
Information
9
Bins
20
Boating — nearest harbours & marinas
- Bangor 300 yd
- Bangor 340 yd
- Groomsport 2.2 mi
2 more further away
- Unknown 5.6 mi
- Donaghadee 5.7 mi
Wildlife & designations
This beach lies in or within 0.6 mi of:
- ASSI Outer Ards
2 protected features
- Intertidal rock Favourable, 2020
- Intertidal mudflats and sandflats Favourable, 2021
- SPA Outer Ards
5 protected features · 3 Unfavourable
- Arctic tern Favourable, 2017
- Golden plover Unfavourable, 2018
- Light-bellied Brent goose Favourable, 2018
- Turnstone Unfavourable, 2018
- Ringed plover Unfavourable, 2018
- pSPA East Coast Marine proposed Special Protection Area, not yet classified
7 proposed features
- Great crested grebe
- Red throated diver
- Sandwich tern
- Common tern
- Arctic tern
- Manx shearwater
- Eider duck
- Ramsar Outer Ards
6 protected features · 2 Unfavourable
- Arctic tern Favourable, 2017
- Golden plover Unfavourable, 2018
- Light-bellied Brent goose Favourable, 2018
- Turnstone not yet assessed
- Ringed plover Unfavourable, 2018
- Manx Shearwater not yet assessed
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
No advisories active for this beach today.