Swimming spots in Galway
30 swimming spots in Galway — 18 designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 1 carrying a caution. 16 with no current pollution alert.
- Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach<p dir="LTR" align="LEFT">Aillebrack/Silverhill is a beautiful sandy beach located on the Ballyconneely Peninsula in County Galway.Good to go
- An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, IndreabhánAn Trá Mór is a sandy beach located along the Connemara coastline.Good to go
- An Trá Mór, Gorumna IslandAn Trá Mór is a small sheltered sandy beach facing east.Not monitored
- Ballyloughane BeachBallyloughane Beach is a popular urban, shallow and sandy beach (~320m in length).Good to go
- Bathing Place at PortumnaPortumna bathing water is a pleasant well maintained facility used throughout the year.Good to go
- Céibh an SpidéilCéibh an Spidéil is a long sandy cove facing east.Good to go
- Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis MórCill Mhuirbhigh beach is a sheltered sandy shore bounded by rocky shore to the west and east.Good to go
- Clifden BeachClifden Beach is a small sheltered sandy beach located close to Clifden Town, 78kms to the west of Galway City on the shores of Clifden Bay.Not monitored
- Dog's Bay, RoundstoneDog's Bay is located close to Roundstone village , Co Galway and has a horseshoe shape with more than a mile long stretch of white sandy beach.Not monitored
- DumhachDumhach Beach is a long sandy beach located on the south eastern shore of Inishbofin Island.Not monitored
- East End InisbofinEast End Bay is located on the island of Inishbofin which is situated off the North West coast off Connemara.Not monitored
- Esker, BanagherEsker is a man made bathing water area on the western bank of the river Shannon in Banagher on the Galway side.Not monitored
- Glassilaun, KillaryGlassilaun is a long white sandy beach situated between Killary (Little) and Renvyle bays.Not monitored
- Goirtín, Cloch na RónGoirtín, Cloch na Rón bathing water is on the shores of Gurteen Bay.Good to go
- Grattan Road BeachGrattan Road Beach is a shallow, sandy beach facing directly out to Galway Bay and boasts breath-taking views stretching for miles across the bay to County Clare and the Aran…Caution
- Loughrea LakeLoughrea Lake Bathing area is pleasantly situated in a shallow relatively sandy area of the lake between a man made pier on the west and a small beach on the eastern end.Good to go
- Mannin Bay, BallyconneelyMannin Bay located to the southwest of Clifden has a small roadside beach which you enter from the small car park.Not monitored
- Omey Island StrandOmey is a sheltered island located 600m approx.Not monitored
- RenvyleRenvyle (White Strand/Trá Bán) in Co Galway is a long white sandy beach facing to the north.Not monitored
- Salthill BeachThe beach at Salthill is actually several small beaches separated by outcrops.Good to go
- Silverstrand BeachSilverstrand Beach is a popular shallow, sandy beach bounded on one side by a cliff and the other by rocks.Good to go
- Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú RuaTrá an Dóilín is an unusual beach formed from a plethora of dead fragments of "maerl", a twig-like calcareous seaweed.Good to go
- Trá Chaladh Fínis, CarnaTrá Chaladh Fínis is a scenic, sandy and rural beach overlooking Finish Island.Good to go
- Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach)Inis Oírr is situated 17km off the Galway coast and 9km off the Clare coast.Good to go
- Trá na bhForbacha, Na ForbachaTrá na bhForbacha is a sandy beach and can be subject to very strong wave action and currents.Good to go
- Trá na mBan, An SpidéalTrá na mBan is a popular bathing area consisting of a mixture of rocky foreshore and sandy areas which are covered at high tide.Good to go
- Trá na Reilige, An Cheathrú RuaTrá na Reilige is located approximately two kilometers from the village of An Cheathrú Rua.Not monitored
- Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis OirrIt is a scenic quiet small sandy beach on the north eastern shore of the island of Inis Oirr in outer Galway Bay.Not monitored
- Trá Saorphort (Bóithrín Mags), BearnaTrá Saorphort/Freeport (Mags Boreen) Beach is situated close to Bearna village centre, which is located circa 7kms west of Galway City.Not monitored
- Traught, KinvaraTraught beach is a long, sandy, gently sloping beach consisting of a lower sand/mud shore with shingle on the upper shore.Good to go
Common questions
- How many swimming spots are there in Galway?
- 30 in Galway, Ireland, 18 of them officially designated bathing waters with published water-quality monitoring.
- Is it safe to swim in Galway right now?
- That depends on the spot, and it changes. Of the 30 listed here, 1 carry a caution, 16 have no current pollution alert, 13 are not monitored. Check the individual spot before you go — and note that bathing-water monitoring covers bacterial quality only. Tides, currents, swell and cold-water shock are not part of it, and nothing on this site is a clearance to swim.
- Who monitors water quality in Galway?
- The Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) publishes the bathing-water data for Galway. Everything shown here comes from that published data.
- Which beaches in Galway have a Blue Flag?
- An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán, Bathing Place at Portumna, Céibh an Spidéil, Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór, Loughrea Lake, Salthill Beach, Silverstrand Beach, Trá an Dóilín, An Ceathrú Rua, Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach), Traught, Kinvara. The Blue Flag is an annual award and can be withdrawn, so it describes a standard the beach met rather than the state of the water today.