Swimming spots near Clonakilty
11 swimming spots within 30 km of Clonakilty, 7 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Inchydoney East Beach, about 4 km away.
7 with no current pollution alert. 4 not monitored. 6 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Inchydoney East Beach3.7 km from ClonakiltyGood to go
- Inchydoney West Beach3.7 km from ClonakiltyGood to go
- Red Strand8.8 km from ClonakiltyNot monitored
- Owenahincha, Little Island Strand9.7 km from ClonakiltyGood to go
- Warren, Cregane Strand10.6 km from ClonakiltyGood to go
- Howe's Strand17.3 km from ClonakiltyNot monitored
- Garretstown21.7 km from ClonakiltyGood to go
- Garrylucas, White Strand22.3 km from ClonakiltyGood to go
- Sandycove26.1 km from ClonakiltyNot monitored
- The Dock Beach Kinsale27.3 km from ClonakiltyNot monitored
- Tragumna29.2 km from ClonakiltyGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Clonakilty?
- 11 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Clonakilty, spread across 1 area. 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 Clonakilty?
- Inchydoney East Beach in Cork, about 4 km away. It is the closest of the 11 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 Clonakilty?
- 7 of these 11 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 Clonakilty have the best water quality?
- 6 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 Clonakilty right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Clonakilty is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 4 of the 11 are not monitored, so nothing is published for them either way. That is not a safety clearance — check the conditions in front of you before going in.