- Water quality Good sampled 15 Sep 2026
- Sea temp 12.5 °C surface, modelled
- Waves 0.2 m period 3 s · NE
- Wind 4 mph from NW · gust 9
- Next tide High 04:49 today · 4.3 m
Warrenpoint is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside the village of Rostrevor and is overlooked by the Mournes and Cooley Mountains.
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Conditions now
Air
6°C
Partly cloudy
Swell
0.2m
period 3 s · NE
Rain
0mm
last 48 hours
Water quality
A designated bathing water: DAERA samples it weekly through the bathing season (1 June–15 September).
Latest sample 15 Sep 2026: Good — E. coli 480, intestinal enterococci 150 CFU/100 ml
Sample history (40 shown)
| Date | E. coli | Ent. | Rating | Algae |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026 | 480 | 150 | Good | — |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 320 | 80 | Good | — |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 350 | 900 | Satisfactory | — |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 190 | 220 | Satisfactory | — |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 5 Aug 2026 | 16 | 17 | Excellent | — |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 37 | 40 | Excellent | — |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 8 Jul 2026 | 72 | 66 | Excellent | — |
| 2 Jul 2026 | 20 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 26 | 12 | Excellent | — |
| 9 Jun 2026 | 20 | 17 | Excellent | — |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 90 | 66 | Excellent | — |
| 28 May 2026 | 150 | 17 | Excellent | — |
| 8 Sep 2025 | 190 | 40 | Excellent | — |
| 2 Sep 2025 | 45 | 16 | Excellent | — |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 560 | 500 | Satisfactory | — |
| 20 Aug 2025 | 11 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 11 Aug 2025 | 28 | 14 | Excellent | — |
| 8 Aug 2025 | 21 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 29 Jul 2025 | 13 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 24 Jul 2025 | 50 | 21 | Excellent | — |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 18 | 40 | Excellent | — |
| 8 Jul 2025 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 3 Jul 2025 | 13 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 510 | 38 | Satisfactory | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | 30 | 210 | Satisfactory | — |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 18 Jun 2025 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 56 | 30 | Excellent | — |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 10 | 10 | Excellent | — |
| 28 May 2025 | 20 | 10 | Excellent | — |
Weekly lab samples, not real-time. Avoid bathing for 48 h after heavy rain. Bathing Water Profile (PDF).
Sewage & storm overflows
5 NI Water storm overflows within 1.2 mi.
Measured in 20258 spills16 h · 1 in the bathing season · 4 of 5 monitored
Nearest 5 overflows
| Overflow | Distance | Classification | Modelled spills/yr | Measured 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Road Ringmackilroy WwPS → Carlingford and Newry |
360 yd | To be Determined | — | 0 spills 0 in season · 0 h |
| Newry Street WwPS → Newry Estuary |
0.5 mi | To be Determined | — | — |
| Dobbins Point WwPS → Moygannon River |
0.7 mi | To be Determined | — | 3 spills 1 in season · 14 h |
| Warrenpoint Docks WwPS → Carlingford and Newry |
0.8 mi | To be Determined | — | 5 spills 0 in season · 2 h |
| Spring Meadows WwPS → Carlingford and Newry |
0.9 mi | To be Determined | — | 0 spills 0 in season · 0 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: Ballymaconaghy Road ST (1.2 mi → Moygannon River) · Ballymaconaghy Warrenpoint ST (1.3 mi → Carlingford and Newry).
Amenities & features
Parking
52
Toilets
3
Cafes & food
e.g. Church Lane Coffee
17
Pubs & bars
e.g. Finn’s Bar
6
Shops
e.g. Nisa Local
5
Picnic tables
1
Benches
36
Bike parking
3
Bins
24
Boating — nearest harbours & marinas
- Warrenpoint 530 yd
- Warrenpoint 800 yd
- Newry 6.0 mi
2 more further away
- Greencastle 7.2 mi
- Kilkeel 10.9 mi
Wildlife & designations
This beach lies in or within 0.6 mi of:
- ASSI Carlingford Lough
6 protected features · 1 Unfavourable
- Intertidal mudflats and sandflats Favourable, 2021
- Great-crested grebe Unfavourable, 2018
- Dunlin Favourable, 2018
- Light-bellied Brent Goose Favourable, 2018
- Oystercatcher Favourable, 2018
- Red-breasted Merganser Favourable, 2018
- MCZ Carlingford Lough
1 protected feature
- White lobe shell and Sea pen in soft stable infralittoral mud Favourable, 2023
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.