Swimming spots near Arklow
12 swimming spots within 30 km of Arklow, 6 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Arklow South Beach, about 1 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 5 with no current pollution alert. 6 not monitored. 4 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Arklow South Beach1.3 km from ArklowNot monitored
- The Cove Arklow2.1 km from ArklowNot monitored
- Clogga4.1 km from ArklowGood to go
- Brittas Bay South10.9 km from ArklowGood to go
- Brittas Bay North11.4 km from ArklowGood to go
- Ballymoney, North Beach13.5 km from ArklowGood to go
- Courtown, North Beach17.4 km from ArklowGood to go
- Silver Strand19.7 km from ArklowCaution
- Wicklow Harbour bathing area21.9 km from ArklowNot monitored
- Murrough Beach22.7 km from ArklowNot monitored
- Cahore25.7 km from ArklowNot monitored
- Old Bawn28.1 km from ArklowNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Arklow?
- 12 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Arklow, spread across 2 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 Arklow?
- Arklow South Beach in Wicklow, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 12 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 Arklow?
- 6 of these 12 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 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 Arklow have the best water quality?
- 4 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 Arklow right now?
- 1 of the 12 is currently flagged, and 5 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.