Swimming spots near Louisburgh
16 swimming spots within 30 km of Louisburgh, 8 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh, about 1 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 7 with no current pollution alert. 8 not monitored. 7 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh1.3 km from LouisburghCaution
- Old Head Beach, Louisburgh3.0 km from LouisburghGood to go
- Carrowniskey, Louisburgh6.4 km from LouisburghGood to go
- Cross Beach Louisburgh9.4 km from LouisburghNot monitored
- Bertra Beach, Murrisk10.1 km from LouisburghGood to go
- Clare Island, Louisburgh10.3 km from LouisburghGood to go
- Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh12.2 km from LouisburghNot monitored
- Silver Strand Louisburgh14.0 km from LouisburghNot monitored
- Mulranny Beach14.9 km from LouisburghGood to go
- Glassilaun, Killary17.2 km from LouisburghNot monitored
- Tránaun Beach, Inishturk19.7 km from LouisburghNot monitored
- Renvyle20.9 km from LouisburghNot monitored
- Dooega Beach, Achill Island22.3 km from LouisburghGood to go
- Keel Beach, Achill Island29.1 km from LouisburghGood to go
- East End Inisbofin29.5 km from LouisburghNot monitored
- Dumhach29.6 km from LouisburghNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Louisburgh?
- 16 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Louisburgh, 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 Louisburgh?
- Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh in Mayo, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 16 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 Louisburgh?
- 8 of these 16 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 Louisburgh have the best water quality?
- 7 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 Louisburgh right now?
- 1 of the 16 is currently flagged, and 7 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.