Across coastal Leinster right now, 64 beaches are monitored by the EPA. 34 are rated Excellent or Good for water quality and 16 fly a Blue Flag, and 1 has a bathing restriction in place. Always check on the day before you swim.
Last updated: Mon 29 June. Live data from the EPA bathing-water record.
Water quality at a glance
| Beach | County | Water quality | Blue Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donabate, Balcarrick Beach | Dublin | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Killiney | Dublin | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach | Dublin | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Seapoint | Dublin | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Skerries, South Beach | Dublin | Excellent | |
| Sutton, Burrow Beach | Dublin | Excellent | |
| Rush North Beach | Dublin | Excellent | |
| Forty Foot Bathing Place | Dublin | Excellent | |
| White Rock Beach | Dublin | Excellent | |
| Half Moon | Dublin | Excellent | |
| Port, Lurganboy | Louth | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Clogherhead | Louth | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Seapoint | Louth | Excellent | |
| Shelling Hill/Templetown | Louth | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Laytown/Bettystown | Meath | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Morriscastle | Wexford | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Courtown, North Beach | Wexford | Excellent | |
| Curracloe | Wexford | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Duncannon | Wexford | Excellent | |
| Rosslare Strand | Wexford | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Ballinesker | Wexford | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Carne | Wexford | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Brittas Bay North | Wicklow | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Brittas Bay South | Wicklow | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| Clogga | Wicklow | Excellent | |
| Greystones South | Wicklow | Excellent | Blue Flag |
| The Cove Greystones | Wicklow | Excellent | |
| Dollymount Strand | Dublin | Good | |
| Loughshinny Beach | Dublin | Good | |
| Portrane, the Brook Beach | Dublin | Good | |
| Rush, South Beach | Dublin | Good | |
| Sandycove Beach | Dublin | Good | |
| Ballymoney, North Beach | Wexford | Good | |
| Bray South Promenade | Wicklow | Good | |
| Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach | Dublin | Sufficient | |
| Sandymount Strand | Dublin | Sufficient | |
| Claremont Beach | Dublin | Sufficient | |
| Silver Strand | Wicklow | Sufficient | |
| Dun Laoghaire Baths | Dublin | Poor | |
| North Bull Wall | Dublin | — | |
| Shelley Banks | Dublin | — | |
| Merrion Strand | Dublin | — | |
| Coliemore Harbour | Dublin | — | |
| Blackrock Baths | Dublin | — | |
| Corbawn Lane | Dublin | — | |
| Mornington | Meath | — | |
| Gormanston Beach | Meath | — | |
| Cullenstown | Wexford | — | |
| Old Bawn | Wexford | — | |
| Culletons Gap | Wexford | — | |
| Cahore | Wexford | — | |
| Ballyhealy | Wexford | — | |
| Booley Bay | Wexford | — | |
| Grange | Wexford | — | |
| St Helens Bay | Wexford | — | |
| Kilmore Quay Small Beach | Wexford | — | |
| Rosslare Harbour | Wexford | — | |
| Baginbun | Wexford | — | |
| Arklow South Beach | Wicklow | — | |
| Kilcoole Beach | Wicklow | — | |
| South of Bray Harbour | Wicklow | — | |
| Wicklow Harbour bathing area | Wicklow | — | |
| Murrough Beach | Wicklow | — | |
| The Cove Arklow | Wicklow | — |
Bathing restrictions in place right now
Sandycove Beach, Dublin. rated Good Quality for 2025. Latest sample Excellent on Mon 15 June. Next monitoring Mon 6 July. Flagged for short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Restriction in place: Bathing is temporarily advised against (since Thu 18 June). Water quality deteriorated due to suspected storm water overflow.
Blue Flag beaches in Leinster
The beaches that meet the international Blue Flag standard for water quality, safety and facilities:
- Morriscastle, Wexford (lifeguard on duty)
- Port, Lurganboy, Louth (lifeguard on duty)
- Brittas Bay North, Wicklow (lifeguard on duty)
- Curracloe, Wexford
- Rosslare Strand, Wexford (lifeguard on duty)
- Brittas Bay South, Wicklow (lifeguard on duty)
- Donabate, Balcarrick Beach, Dublin (lifeguard on duty)
- Greystones South, Wicklow (lifeguard on duty)
- Killiney, Dublin (lifeguard on duty)
- Laytown/Bettystown, Meath (lifeguard on duty)
- Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach, Dublin (lifeguard on duty)
- Seapoint, Dublin (lifeguard on duty)
- Clogherhead, Louth (lifeguard on duty)
- Shelling Hill/Templetown, Louth (lifeguard on duty)
- Ballinesker, Wexford (lifeguard on duty)
- Carne, Wexford (lifeguard on duty)
Swimming in Dublin
Today on the Dublin coast: cloudy, around 19C, a light southerly breeze.
Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach, Dublin. Sufficient water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Dollymount Strand, Dublin. Good water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Donabate, Balcarrick Beach, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Killiney, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Loughshinny Beach, Dublin. Good water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Portrane, the Brook Beach, Dublin. Good water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Rush, South Beach, Dublin. Good water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Sandymount Strand, Dublin. Sufficient water quality. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Seapoint, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Skerries, South Beach, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Sutton, Burrow Beach, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Claremont Beach, Dublin. Sufficient water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Rush North Beach, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Forty Foot Bathing Place, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Sandycove Beach, Dublin. Good water quality. Lifeguard on duty. A bathing restriction is in place right now (see above).
White Rock Beach, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
North Bull Wall, Dublin. Lifeguard on duty.
Shelley Banks, Dublin.
Merrion Strand, Dublin.
Half Moon, Dublin. Excellent water quality. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Dun Laoghaire Baths, Dublin. Poor water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Coliemore Harbour, Dublin.
Blackrock Baths, Dublin.
Corbawn Lane, Dublin.
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Swimming in Wicklow
Today on the Wicklow coast: cloudy, around 18C, a moderate southerly breeze, staying dry.
Brittas Bay North, Wicklow. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Bray South Promenade, Wicklow. Good water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Brittas Bay South, Wicklow. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Clogga, Wicklow. Excellent water quality. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Greystones South, Wicklow. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Silver Strand, Wicklow. Sufficient water quality. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Arklow South Beach, Wicklow. Lifeguard on duty.
Kilcoole Beach, Wicklow.
South of Bray Harbour, Wicklow. Lifeguard on duty.
Wicklow Harbour bathing area, Wicklow. Lifeguard on duty.
Murrough Beach, Wicklow.
The Cove Arklow, Wicklow.
The Cove Greystones, Wicklow. Excellent water quality. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
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Swimming in Wexford
Today on the Wexford coast: cloudy, around 18C, a gentle southerly breeze.
Ballymoney, North Beach, Wexford. Good water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Morriscastle, Wexford. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Courtown, North Beach, Wexford. Excellent water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Curracloe, Wexford. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach.
Duncannon, Wexford. Excellent water quality. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Rosslare Strand, Wexford. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Ballinesker, Wexford. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty.
Carne, Wexford. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Cullenstown, Wexford.
Old Bawn, Wexford.
Culletons Gap, Wexford.
Cahore, Wexford.
Ballyhealy, Wexford.
Booley Bay, Wexford.
Grange, Wexford.
St Helens Bay, Wexford.
Kilmore Quay Small Beach, Wexford.
Rosslare Harbour, Wexford.
Baginbun, Wexford. Lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
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Swimming in Louth
Today on the Louth coast: cloudy, around 18C, a gentle south-westerly breeze, some rain.
Port, Lurganboy, Louth. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Clogherhead, Louth. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Seapoint, Louth. Excellent water quality. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Shelling Hill/Templetown, Louth. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
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Swimming in Meath
Today on the Meath coast: cloudy, around 18C, a gentle southerly breeze, some rain.
Laytown/Bettystown, Meath. Excellent water quality. Blue Flag beach with a lifeguard on duty. Can flag a short-term pollution risk after heavy rain.
Mornington, Meath.
Gormanston Beach, Meath.
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Sources: EPA bathing-water data (beaches.ie) and live weather from Met Éireann (CC BY 4.0).