Swimming spots near Waterford
17 swimming spots within 30 km of Waterford, 6 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Tramore Beach, about 12 km away.
5 with no current pollution alert. 12 not monitored. 3 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Tramore Beach11.7 km from WaterfordGood to go
- Woodstown11.8 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Duncannon13.1 km from WaterfordGood to go
- Guillamene13.5 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Newtown Cove13.6 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East14.4 km from WaterfordGood to go
- Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East14.4 km from WaterfordGood to go
- Booley Bay15.7 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Kilfarrassey16.4 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Annestown17.4 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Boatstrand19.3 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Grange20.6 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Baginbun21.5 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Bunmahon Beach22.1 km from WaterfordGood to go
- Ballyvooney27.0 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Cullenstown27.2 km from WaterfordNot monitored
- Stradbally28.3 km from WaterfordNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Waterford?
- 17 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Waterford, 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 Waterford?
- Tramore Beach in Waterford, about 12 km away. It is the closest of the 17 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 Waterford?
- 6 of these 17 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 Waterford 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 Waterford right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Waterford is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 12 of the 17 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.