Swimming spots near Tralee
11 swimming spots within 30 km of Tralee, 9 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Fenit, about 11 km away.
9 with no current pollution alert. 2 not monitored. 9 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Fenit11.0 km from TraleeGood to go
- Derrymore11.0 km from TraleeNot monitored
- Banna Strand11.8 km from TraleeGood to go
- Ballyheigue15.9 km from TraleeGood to go
- Castlegregory20.8 km from TraleeGood to go
- Maharabeg21.6 km from TraleeGood to go
- Cromane21.9 km from TraleeNot monitored
- Inch24.0 km from TraleeGood to go
- Ballybunnion South26.9 km from TraleeGood to go
- Ballybunnion North27.2 km from TraleeGood to go
- Rossbeigh, White Strand29.6 km from TraleeGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Tralee?
- 11 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Tralee, 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 Tralee?
- Fenit in Kerry, about 11 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 Tralee?
- 9 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 Tralee 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 Tralee right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Tralee is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 2 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.