- Sea temp 13.2 °C surface, modelled
- Waves 0.5 m period 4 s · N
- Wind 12 mph from NE · gust 20
- Next tide High 04:35 today · 1.6 m
Glenarm is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough. It is situated in the civil parish of Tickmacrevan and the historic barony of Glenarm Lower. It is part of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and had a population of 504 people in the 2021 census.
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Conditions now
Air
10°C
Partly cloudy
Swell
0.3m
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
3 NI Water storm overflows within 1.2 mi.
Measured in 20254 spills<1 h · 0 in the bathing season · 1 of 3 monitored
| Overflow | Distance | Classification | Modelled spills/yr | Measured 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenarm River Syphon CSO → Glens and Rathlin |
380 yd | To be Determined | — | — |
| Glenarm Two WwPS → North Channel |
400 yd | To be Determined | — | — |
| Straidkilly Bay Road WwPS → Glens and Rathlin |
1.1 mi | To be Determined | — | 4 spills 0 in season · <1 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: Tully Road Headworks WwTW (330 yd → North Channel) · Munie WwTW (2.9 mi → Glenarm River).
Amenities & features
Parking
8
Toilets
4
Drinking water
1
Cafes & food
2
Pubs & bars
e.g. Bridge End Tavern
2
Shops
e.g. Day-Today
1
Picnic tables
3
Benches
1
Bike parking
1
Viewpoints
e.g. The Mount
1
Information
e.g. Millennium Milepost
2
Boating — nearest harbours & marinas
- Glenarm 590 yd
- Carnlough 2.0 mi
- Waterfoot 7.6 mi
2 more further away
- Waterfoot 8.1 mi
- Red Bay 8.1 mi
Wildlife & designations
This beach lies in or within 0.6 mi of:
- ASSI Straidkilly Wood
- 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
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.