Swimming spots near Kilmacthomas
11 swimming spots within 30 km of Kilmacthomas, 4 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Bunmahon Beach, about 9 km away.
4 with no current pollution alert. 7 not monitored. 3 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Bunmahon Beach8.6 km from KilmacthomasGood to go
- Ballyvooney8.9 km from KilmacthomasNot monitored
- Stradbally9.6 km from KilmacthomasNot monitored
- Boatstrand11.2 km from KilmacthomasNot monitored
- Annestown12.9 km from KilmacthomasNot monitored
- Clonea Beach14.5 km from KilmacthomasGood to go
- Kilfarrassey15.5 km from KilmacthomasNot monitored
- Newtown Cove19.0 km from KilmacthomasNot monitored
- Guillamene19.1 km from KilmacthomasNot monitored
- Tramore Beach19.9 km from KilmacthomasGood to go
- Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East30.0 km from KilmacthomasGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Kilmacthomas?
- 11 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Kilmacthomas, 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 Kilmacthomas?
- Bunmahon Beach in Waterford, about 9 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 Kilmacthomas?
- 4 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 Kilmacthomas have the best water quality?
- 3 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 Kilmacthomas right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Kilmacthomas is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 7 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.