Beaches and Bathing Water Quality Information

Please be advised that Temporary Do not Swim Notices have been issued today for Front Strand Balbriggan and Rush South Beach..

Read the answers to the Frequently Asked Questions with regard to identified bathing waters, the process with regard to testing and what the results mean etc

Bathing Water quality results for monitoring samples taken on Tuesday 8th June 2021 met the standard for “excellent” for all Fingal identified bathing waters.

This is a temporary public health notice advising the public of the potential risk of illness due to the ‘Poor’ classification -it is not a ban on swimming or a closure of the beach. 

Fingal County Council will work with various agencies to improve the water quality at the two beaches in the county which saw their classification drop in the Environment Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Bathing Water Classifications for the 2021 Season.

Fingal public are being invited to have their say in the annual review of bathing waters for 2022 Season

This is brown foam which is seen on our beaches from time to time.  It is called surf foam or surf scum.   It can be easily mistaken for pollution, but it isn’t.  It is a collection of millions of microscopic algae (bloom) and is a natural phenomenon.  They need sunlight to grow and attach to the bubbles in the surf causing foaming.