Swimming spots near Dublin
29 swimming spots within 30 km of Dublin, 22 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Sandymount Strand, about 5 km away.
1 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 3 carrying a caution. 18 with no current pollution alert. 7 not monitored. 12 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Sandymount Strand4.5 km from DublinCaution
- Merrion Strand5.3 km from DublinNot monitored
- Shelley Banks5.4 km from DublinNot monitored
- North Bull Wall6.4 km from DublinNot monitored
- Half Moon6.5 km from DublinGood to go
- Blackrock Baths7.6 km from DublinNot monitored
- Dollymount Strand7.7 km from DublinGood to go
- Seapoint9.0 km from DublinGood to go
- Dun Laoghaire Baths11.0 km from DublinDo not swim
- Forty Foot Bathing Place11.9 km from DublinGood to go
- Sandycove Beach11.9 km from DublinGood to go
- Sutton, Burrow Beach11.9 km from DublinGood to go
- Claremont Beach13.1 km from DublinCaution
- Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach13.1 km from DublinGood to go
- White Rock Beach13.9 km from DublinGood to go
- Coliemore Harbour13.9 km from DublinNot monitored
- Killiney14.3 km from DublinGood to go
- Corbawn Lane16.0 km from DublinNot monitored
- Donabate, Balcarrick Beach17.1 km from DublinGood to go
- Portrane, the Brook Beach19.1 km from DublinGood to go
- South of Bray Harbour19.2 km from DublinNot monitored
- Bray South Promenade19.7 km from DublinGood to go
- Rush, South Beach21.5 km from DublinGood to go
- Rush North Beach22.9 km from DublinGood to go
- Loughshinny Beach24.9 km from DublinGood to go
- The Cove Greystones25.9 km from DublinGood to go
- Greystones South26.7 km from DublinGood to go
- Skerries, South Beach28.0 km from DublinGood to go
- Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach29.7 km from DublinCaution
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Dublin?
- 29 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Dublin, 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 Dublin?
- Sandymount Strand in Dublin, about 5 km away. It is the closest of the 29 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 Dublin?
- 22 of these 29 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 Dublin have the best water quality?
- 12 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 Dublin right now?
- 4 of the 29 are currently flagged, including 1 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 18 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.