Beaches and Bathing Water Quality Information

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Bathing Water Quality Monitoring

Find out more about how we monitor the water quality at our 10 identified beaches in Fingal

 

Bathing Waters Quality Monitoring

Latest Water Quality Updates and Test Results

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Bathing Water Quality Monitoring FAQs

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

Other news, updates and advice

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Brown Foam on the Beach

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.

Visit Beaches.ie

The EPA beaches.ie website shares the latest information beaches, water quality and gives other information with regard to beach safety and advice

Take a trip to one of our Fingal Beaches

Choose from the list to find out more about your local beach or view the interactive map. Lifeguards are deployed on all identified beaches from 11am to 7pm at weekends only for the month of June and then 7 days a week for July and August.