Swimming spots near Swansea
15 swimming spots within 30 km of Swansea, 15 of them designated bathing waters monitored by Natural Resources Wales. Nearest first — the closest is Swansea Bay, about 1 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 13 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 10 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Swansea Bay1.3 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Bracelet Bay6.2 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Limeslade Bay6.5 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Langland Bay7.3 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Caswell Bay8.2 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Aberafan9.3 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Oxwich Bay16.4 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Port Eynon Bay20.0 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Rest Bay Porthcawl21.1 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Sandy Bay Porthcawl23.5 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Trecco Bay Porthcawl24.0 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Rhossili24.3 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Pembrey26.1 km from SwanseaGood to go
- Ogmore-By-Sea27.0 km from SwanseaCaution
- Llandeilo Swing Bridge29.6 km from SwanseaNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Swansea?
- 15 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Swansea, spread across 5 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Swansea?
- Swansea Bay in Swansea, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 15 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Swansea?
- 15 of these 15 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from Natural Resources Wales. Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Swansea have the best water quality?
- 10 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Swansea right now?
- 1 of the 15 is currently flagged, and 13 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.