Swimming spots near Westport
9 swimming spots within 30 km of Westport, 6 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Bertra Beach, Murrisk, about 9 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 5 with no current pollution alert. 3 not monitored. 5 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Bertra Beach, Murrisk9.3 km from WestportGood to go
- Old Head Beach, Louisburgh16.5 km from WestportGood to go
- Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh20.2 km from WestportCaution
- Mulranny Beach20.4 km from WestportGood to go
- Carrowniskey, Louisburgh25.6 km from WestportGood to go
- Cross Beach Louisburgh27.8 km from WestportNot monitored
- Clare Island, Louisburgh28.4 km from WestportGood to go
- Tallaghbawn (White Strand) Louisburgh29.4 km from WestportNot monitored
- Silver Strand Louisburgh29.6 km from WestportNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Westport?
- 9 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Westport, 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 Westport?
- Bertra Beach, Murrisk in Mayo, about 9 km away. It is the closest of the 9 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 Westport?
- 6 of these 9 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 Westport have the best water quality?
- 5 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 Westport right now?
- 1 of the 9 is currently flagged, and 5 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.