Swimming spots near Bray
26 swimming spots within 30 km of Bray, 16 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is South of Bray Harbour, about 1 km away.
1 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 3 carrying a caution. 12 with no current pollution alert. 10 not monitored. 9 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- South of Bray Harbour1.0 km from BrayNot monitored
- Bray South Promenade1.1 km from BrayGood to go
- Corbawn Lane4.0 km from BrayNot monitored
- Killiney6.2 km from BrayGood to go
- The Cove Greystones6.7 km from BrayGood to go
- White Rock Beach7.2 km from BrayGood to go
- Greystones South7.5 km from BrayGood to go
- Coliemore Harbour8.2 km from BrayNot monitored
- Sandycove Beach9.7 km from BrayGood to go
- Forty Foot Bathing Place9.8 km from BrayGood to go
- Dun Laoghaire Baths10.0 km from BrayDo not swim
- Seapoint11.0 km from BrayGood to go
- Kilcoole Beach11.6 km from BrayNot monitored
- Blackrock Baths12.0 km from BrayNot monitored
- Merrion Strand14.1 km from BrayNot monitored
- Sandymount Strand15.1 km from BrayCaution
- Half Moon15.9 km from BrayGood to go
- Shelley Banks16.0 km from BrayNot monitored
- North Bull Wall17.1 km from BrayNot monitored
- Dollymount Strand18.5 km from BrayGood to go
- Claremont Beach21.1 km from BrayCaution
- Sutton, Burrow Beach21.3 km from BrayGood to go
- Murrough Beach23.7 km from BrayNot monitored
- Wicklow Harbour bathing area24.9 km from BrayNot monitored
- Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach25.7 km from BrayGood to go
- Silver Strand28.4 km from BrayCaution
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Bray?
- 26 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Bray, 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 Bray?
- South of Bray Harbour in Wicklow, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 26 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 Bray?
- 16 of these 26 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 Bray have the best water quality?
- 9 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 Bray right now?
- 4 of the 26 are currently flagged, including 1 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 12 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.