- Waves 0.5 m period 3 s · N
- Wind 6 mph from N · gust 11
- Next tide High 04:37 today · 2.7 m
Jordanstown Beach is a coastal beach on the North Down coast. It is not a designated bathing water, so there is no routine water-quality monitoring here.
Conditions now
Air
9°C
Partly cloudy
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
12 NI Water storm overflows within 1.2 mi — 8 rated Unsatisfactory.
Modelled~117 spills/yrNI Water's prediction, all 12 combined
Measured in 2025221 spills640 h · 44 in the bathing season · 11 of 12 monitored
Nearest 12 overflows
| Overflow | Distance | Classification | Modelled spills/yr | Measured 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenisland One WwPS → Belfast Lough Inner |
460 yd | Unsatisfactory | ~3 | 16 spills 3 in season · 96 h |
| Shore Road Jordanstown CSO → Belfast Lough |
760 yd | Unsatisfactory | ~18 | 49 spills 13 in season · 158 h |
| Whiteabbey Shore Road WwPS → Three Mile Water |
0.7 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~22 | 20 spills 0 in season · 36 h |
| Greenisland Two WwPS → Belfast Lough Inner |
0.8 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~9 | 13 spills 5 in season · 7 h |
| Ards Drive Viaduct CSO → Three Mile Water |
0.9 mi | Satisfactory | — | 26 spills 1 in season · 73 h |
| Coastguard Row WwPS → Belfast Lough |
0.9 mi | Unsatisfactory | — | 3 spills 1 in season · <1 h |
| Glenview Avenue WwPS → Three Mile Water |
0.9 mi | Unsatisfactory | — | 1 spill 0 in season · <1 h |
| Shore Road Whiteabbey CSO | 0.9 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~1 | — |
| Glenabbey Crescent CSO → Three Mile Water |
1.0 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~63 | 82 spills 20 in season · 267 h |
| Fernagh CSO → Three Mile Water |
1.2 mi | Satisfactory | ~1 | 2 spills 0 in season · <1 h |
| Loughview Terrace WwPS → Belfast Lough |
1.2 mi | Satisfactory | — | 6 spills 1 in season · 2 h |
| Farm Lodge WwPS → Belfast Lough |
1.2 mi | Satisfactory | — | 3 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: Greenisland WwTW (2.0 mi → Belfast Lough Inner) · Whitehouse WwTW (2.6 mi → Belfast Lough).
Amenities & features
Parking
34
Toilets
1
Drinking water
1
Cafes & food
e.g. Barista Coffee House
11
Pubs & bars
e.g. The Sipster Bar
1
Shops
2
Picnic tables
1
Benches
4
Bike parking
1
Bins
1
Boating — nearest harbours & marinas
- Belfast 3.0 mi
- Carrickfergus 3.4 mi
- Carrickfergus 3.5 mi
2 more further away
- Belfast 5.5 mi
- Unknown 7.6 mi
Wildlife & designations
This beach lies in or within 0.6 mi of:
- ASSI Outer Belfast Lough
- SPA Belfast Lough
5 protected features · 1 Unfavourable
- Common redshank Unfavourable, 2019
- Common tern Favourable, 2019
- Arctic tern Favourable, 2019
- Bar-tailed Godwit Favourable, 2019
- Black-tailed Godwit Favourable, 2019
- SPA Belfast Lough Open Water
1 protected feature · 1 Unfavourable
- Great-crested grebe Unfavourable, 2019
- 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 Belfast Lough
1 protected feature · 1 Unfavourable
- Common redshank Unfavourable, 2019
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.