- Sea temp 12.5 °C surface, modelled
- Waves 1.2 m period 9 s · NW
- Wind 8 mph from N · gust 15
- Next tide High 01:24 today · 0.9 m
White Park Bay is a bay and three-mile long beach located near Ballycastle, County Antrim, on the north coast of Northern Ireland, along the Giant’s Causeway Coastal Route. Sheep and cattle graze the hills and beach along the bay, which has been under the care of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty since 1938.
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Conditions now
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
No NI Water storm overflow mapped within 1.2 mi. Most of NI's overflows have no spill monitor, so this isn't the same as “no spills”.
Nearest wastewater treatment works: Dunseverick WwTW (1.3 mi → Bush) · Causeway Road 180 ST (1.5 mi → Dunseverick River).
Amenities & features
Boating — nearest harbours & marinas
- Portbradden 770 yd
- Dunseverick 1.0 mi
- Ballintoy 1.7 mi
2 more further away
- Portballintrae 5.6 mi
- Ballycastle 6.8 mi
Wildlife & designations
This beach lies in or within 0.6 mi of:
- ASSI Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick
- ASSI White Park Bay
- SAC North Antrim Coast
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.