Dugort Beach, Achill Island
Good to go
No current pollution alerts — always assess conditions yourself.
Checked against the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) · data last changed 23 days ago.
Sea conditions
Water temperature
14.6°C
Chilly — most swimmers want a wetsuit
Wave height
1.1 m
Significant wave height offshore; inshore conditions vary.
Tide
Going out
- Low water around UTC
- High water around UTC
Modelled values, not measurements — coastal water often differs from the open-sea model, and tide times are approximate to within about half an hour. Use official tide tables for anything that depends on precise timing.
About this spot
This beach is located approx. 3 Km east of Doogort village in Achill Island. The Designated Bathing Area of Silver Strand is small, 150m long, set at the western end of a north facing medium sized beach approximately 500m long bordered at it's western end by a road leading to Seal Caves further around the headland and a low headland to the east. There is a large grassy area between the beach and the public road and the sand dunes form a visible barrier between this and the beach itself. The bathing area is approximately 2.25km wide. The bathing water is approximately 0.78km2 in area.
This spot’s record
Dugort Beach, Achill Island is in Mayo, about 31 km from Louisburgh. Dugort Beach, Achill Island has been rated Excellent in each of the 4 bathing seasons classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland), 2022 through 2025. In the previous bathing season Dugort Beach, Achill Island was under a short-term pollution restriction on 17 days. That is last season's record and not a forecast for today. Across the 12 most recent samples published by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland), E. coli counts ranged from 10 to 150 per 100 ml. The highest was taken on 11 August 2025. A classification is calculated from percentiles across four seasons, so no single reading decides how this water is rated.
Recent sample results
The last 12 bacterial samples published by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland), most recent on the right. Counts are per 100 ml of water.
Dashed line: 500 E. coli per 100 ml, the Bathing Water Directive guide value for coastal / transitional waters.
| Date | E. coli | Enterococci | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept | 40 | 2 | Excellent |
| 24 Aug | 10 | 1 | Excellent |
| 10 Aug | 20 | 20 | Excellent |
| 20 Jul | 20 | 4 | Excellent |
| 6 Jul | 10 | 2 | Excellent |
| 29 Jun | 20 | 9 | Excellent |
A bathing water's official classification is calculated from percentiles across four bathing seasons, not from any single sample — so one high reading doesn't mean a spot is unsafe, and one low reading doesn't mean it's clean today.
Quality over the last 4 years
- Excellent2022
- Excellent2023
- Excellent2024
- Excellent2025
This water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 years.
Facilities & access
- Lifeguard
- Yes
- Parking
- Yes
- Toilets
- Yes
- Accessible entry
- YesRamp leading to beach
- Dogs
- YesDogs only allowed before 12pm and after 6.30pm during the bathing season (1st June to 15th September) otherwise allowed at all times onto beach.
- Public transport
- No
Official water quality
Classified Excellent in 2025.
Dugort Beach, Achill Island is classified as achieving Excellent Water Quality in 2025 based on the assessment of bacteriological results for the period 2022 to 2025. Dugort Beach, Achill Island has achieved an Excellent Water Quality rating for the four consecutive years 2022 to 2025. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health.
Official bathing-water profileCommon questions
- Can you swim at Dugort Beach, Achill Island right now?
- Dugort Beach, Achill Island is currently marked "Good to go". No current pollution alerts — always assess conditions yourself. This reflects the latest data published by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Conditions change quickly — always assess the water yourself before entering.
- What is the water quality like at Dugort Beach, Achill Island?
- the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) classified Dugort Beach, Achill Island as Excellent in 2025. Classifications are a rolling assessment of bacterial samples taken over four bathing seasons, measured against E. coli and intestinal enterococci limits set by the EU Bathing Water Directive.
- Is there a swimming ban or warning at Dugort Beach, Achill Island?
- There are no active bathing restrictions published by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) for Dugort Beach, Achill Island. That is not a guarantee of safety — assess conditions yourself.
- Is there a lifeguard at Dugort Beach, Achill Island?
- Yes — Dugort Beach, Achill Island has lifeguard cover. Cover is seasonal; check locally before relying on it.
- What facilities are there at Dugort Beach, Achill Island?
- Dugort Beach, Achill Island has toilets, parking, accessible entry. Facility information is published by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland).
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