- 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
Swineley Bay 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
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
18 NI Water storm overflows within 1.2 mi — 9 rated Unsatisfactory.
Modelled~257 spills/yrNI Water's prediction, all 18 combined
Measured in 2025112 spills786 h · 16 in the bathing season · 11 of 18 monitored
Nearest 12 overflows
| Overflow | Distance | Classification | Modelled spills/yr | Measured 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killaire WwPS → Belfast Lough Outer |
600 yd | To be Determined | — | 2 spills 2 in season · <1 h |
| Carnalea Golf Club CSO → Belfast Lough |
780 yd | Unsatisfactory | ~89 | — |
| Blackwood Crescent CSO → Crawfordsburn River |
0.7 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~3 | 0 spills 0 in season · 0 h |
| Chimera Wood WwPS → Belfast Lough |
0.7 mi | Satisfactory | — | 8 spills 1 in season · 17 h |
| Ballyrobert Road CSO → Crawfordsburn River |
0.8 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~1 | monitored |
| Main Street Old Mill Close CSO → Crawfordsburn River |
0.8 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~1 | 0 spills 0 in season · 0 h |
| Main Street Old Mill House CSO → Crawfordsburn River |
0.8 mi | Satisfactory | — | — |
| Crawfordsburn Helens Bay WwPS → Crawfordsburn River |
0.9 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~1 | 2 spills 0 in season · <1 h |
| Westburn Crescent CSO → Belfast Lough |
0.9 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~7 | — |
| Carnlea Clinic CSO → Belfast Lough |
0.9 mi | Unsatisfactory | ~68 | — |
| Crawfordsburn Road Glenview CSO → Belfast Lough |
0.9 mi | Satisfactory | ~1 | — |
| Stricklands Glen 1 WwPS → Belfast Lough Outer |
1.0 mi | Satisfactory | — | 9 spills 3 in season · 11 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: Craigdarragh Road 85-87 ST (2.0 mi → Belfast Lough) · Seahill WwTW (2.0 mi → Belfast Lough Inner).
Amenities & features
Parking
18
Toilets
1
Picnic tables
1
Benches
8
Bike parking
1
Information
e.g. Crawfordsburn Country Park
5
Bins
7
Boating — nearest harbours & marinas
- Bangor 1.7 mi
- Bangor 1.7 mi
- Groomsport 4.0 mi
2 more further away
- Carrickfergus 4.7 mi
- Carrickfergus 4.9 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.