Swimming spots near Balbriggan
19 swimming spots within 30 km of Balbriggan, 16 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach, about 0 km away.
2 carrying a caution. 14 with no current pollution alert. 3 not monitored. 10 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach0.5 km from BalbrigganCaution
- Gormanston Beach4.0 km from BalbrigganNot monitored
- Skerries, South Beach6.1 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Loughshinny Beach9.7 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Laytown/Bettystown10.8 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Rush North Beach11.4 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Rush, South Beach11.9 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Mornington12.8 km from BalbrigganNot monitored
- Portrane, the Brook Beach13.6 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Donabate, Balcarrick Beach15.4 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Seapoint16.8 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Clogherhead20.0 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach20.0 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Sutton, Burrow Beach24.7 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Port, Lurganboy24.8 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- Claremont Beach25.3 km from BalbrigganCaution
- Dollymount Strand27.1 km from BalbrigganGood to go
- North Bull Wall28.6 km from BalbrigganNot monitored
- Half Moon29.8 km from BalbrigganGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Balbriggan?
- 19 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Balbriggan, spread across 3 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 Balbriggan?
- Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach in Dublin, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 19 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 Balbriggan?
- 16 of these 19 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 Balbriggan 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 Balbriggan right now?
- 2 of the 19 are currently flagged, and 14 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.