Beach · County Wexford
Ballymoney, North Beach
Can I swim here? Outside the bathing season
The bathing season runs from 1 June to 15 September. Outside it the water is not tested weekly and lifeguards are not on duty. The last sample, on 1 September 2026, was excellent. Live status on beaches.ie, which the EPA updates hourly in season.
Ballymoney North beach is a rural peaceful beach with a relatively gentle slope. The sand type is medium hardness. Deposition offshore into a series of sand-banks offers protection to the beach. The sand dunes extend between 50m and 100m to the rear (west) of the beach. Ballymoney beach is part of a Natural Heritage Area (NHA). Ballymoney beaches are also a popular fishing spot. The bathing area is approximately 300m long and approximately 0.06 km² in area.
Good (2025): A good standard over four years.
The record, year by year
| Year | EPA classification | Samples | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Good | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Excellent | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Good | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Excellent | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facilities
| Lifeguards | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| Toilets | Yes | Toilets available onsite |
| Parking | Yes | Parking available on site |
| Wheelchair access | Yes | Wheelchair access is available to the North beach |
| Beach wheelchair | No | |
| Public transport | No | |
| First aid | Yes | Available from Lifeguard hut |
| Lifebuoy | Yes | Lifebuoy available at beach |
| Information board | Yes | Beach information board available onsite incusive of water quality results |
| Activity zones | No | |
| Litter bins | Yes | Litter bins available in Car Park |
| Recycling | Yes |
Dogs and cars
- Dogs are not allowed1st June and 15th September: no dogs in blue flag area between lifeguard markers from 11:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs. Dogs on a lead are permitted through the blue flag area to access other beach areas.
- No cars on the beach
Latest sample (2026-09-01): E. coli 20, intestinal enterococci 5 (cfu/100 ml).
The EPA's bathing water profile
Outdoors in County Wexford this week
Best day outdoors: Sat, 10 Oct — dry by day, breezy, up to 13°C
- Fri, 9 Oct15° / 9°Drizzle
- Sat, 10 Oct13° / 7°Sun with light cloud
- Sun, 11 Oct14° / 14°Drizzle
Make a day of it
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