Swimming spots near Wicklow
14 swimming spots within 30 km of Wicklow, 7 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Wicklow Harbour bathing area, about 0 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 6 with no current pollution alert. 7 not monitored. 5 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Wicklow Harbour bathing area0.3 km from WicklowNot monitored
- Murrough Beach1.3 km from WicklowNot monitored
- Silver Strand3.6 km from WicklowCaution
- Brittas Bay North11.0 km from WicklowGood to go
- Brittas Bay South11.5 km from WicklowGood to go
- Kilcoole Beach14.0 km from WicklowNot monitored
- Greystones South18.1 km from WicklowGood to go
- The Cove Greystones18.8 km from WicklowGood to go
- Arklow South Beach21.9 km from WicklowNot monitored
- The Cove Arklow23.2 km from WicklowNot monitored
- Bray South Promenade24.9 km from WicklowGood to go
- Clogga25.3 km from WicklowGood to go
- South of Bray Harbour25.4 km from WicklowNot monitored
- Corbawn Lane29.0 km from WicklowNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Wicklow?
- 14 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Wicklow, 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 Wicklow?
- Wicklow Harbour bathing area in Wicklow, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 14 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 Wicklow?
- 7 of these 14 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 Wicklow 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 Wicklow right now?
- 1 of the 14 is currently flagged, and 6 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.