Contacts: As at Ballywalter there are no reports of a Harbour
Master at Ballyhalbert (In fact the HM at Donaghadee covers this
harbour)
Ballyhalbert Bay is another useful anchorage on the East coast
of Northern Ireland. It has good holding in shelter from offshore
winds and a small pier and slip which dry at low water. As soon as
the wind gets any East in it there is a heavy swell in the bay
which prohibits anchoring. There's not very much here; the pier is
used by a few local fishing boats and the village itself is mainly
residential apart from a holiday camp situated on a disused
airfield a mile up the coast.
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Approach
There are no problems getting into the bay to anchor a cable
from the pierhead in about 5m.....
.....holding is generally good. Strangers to the area would be
advised to take a course outside the Burial Rock giving its South
side a good offing although there is a narrow channel between the
rock and the shore you need to know exactly where the deep water is
to be safe.
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Harbour
Anchorage
Marina
£ GMT
Waypoint
None Given
Charts
AC2156 East Coast & Strangford Lough, SC5612.9A Portavogie to Ballywalter, Imray C62 Irish Sea
Rules & Regs
None Known
Hazards
Burial Island a couple of cables ESE of the pierhead
Tides
HW as Portavogie and Dover: MHWS 4.7m MHWN 3.9m MLWN 1.4m MLWS 0.6==-Still very much under the influence of the strong streams through the North Channel so expect off shore rates in the region of 2.5 knots at Springs.
Berthing
A smallish boat with bilge keels could enter here at high
water....
.... but unless you have a special reason to
stop here there's not a lot of point; at high water the Northbound
stream is about to start and if you're waiting for the South bound
stream you'll have to anchor off to wait for it in deep
water!
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What to Do
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Tide Information for
HW as Portavogie and Dover: MHWS 4.7m MHWN 3.9m MLWN 1.4m MLWS 0.6==-Still very much under the influence of the strong streams through the North Channel so expect off shore rates in the region of 2.5 knots at Springs.
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Ballyhalbert Bay and Harbour