Swimming spots near Youghal
14 swimming spots within 30 km of Youghal, 6 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). Nearest first — the closest is Youghal Front Strand Beach, about 1 km away.
6 with no current pollution alert. 8 not monitored. 4 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Youghal Front Strand Beach1.3 km from YoughalGood to go
- Youghal Claycastle2.1 km from YoughalGood to go
- Redbarn3.4 km from YoughalGood to go
- Whiting Bay5.0 km from YoughalNot monitored
- Goat Island5.7 km from YoughalNot monitored
- Ring (Greenlands Strand)6.9 km from YoughalNot monitored
- Ardmore Beach8.4 km from YoughalGood to go
- Curragh9.3 km from YoughalNot monitored
- Ballyquin10.1 km from YoughalNot monitored
- Garryvoe14.9 km from YoughalGood to go
- Ardnahinch16.5 km from YoughalNot monitored
- Ballynamona Strand16.9 km from YoughalNot monitored
- Clonea Beach26.4 km from YoughalGood to go
- Inch28.7 km from YoughalNot monitored
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Youghal?
- 14 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Youghal, 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 Youghal?
- Youghal Front Strand Beach in Cork, about 1 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 Youghal?
- 6 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 Youghal have the best water quality?
- 4 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 Youghal right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Youghal is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 8 of the 14 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.