Beach · County Dublin
Claremont Beach
Water quality: Sufficient (2025)Lifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingWheelchair accessDogs on a lead
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 7 September 2026, was excellent. Live status on beaches.ie, which the EPA updates hourly in season.
Claremont Beach, Howth is a sandy, gently sloping north facing beach.
Sufficient (2025): Meets the minimum standard over four years.
The record, year by year
| Year | EPA classification | Samples | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Sufficient | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Sufficient | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sufficient | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Sufficient | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facilities
| Lifeguards | Yes | 11am to 7pm weekends only in June & full time July & August |
|---|---|---|
| Toilets | Yes | Public toilets at entrance to beach adjacent to Howth Dart Station. |
| Parking | Yes | |
| Wheelchair access | Yes | No |
| Beach wheelchair | Yes | Not available |
| Public transport | Yes | DART & Bus Route |
| First aid | Yes | In Lifeguard Hut when lifeguard on duty |
| Lifebuoy | Yes | |
| Information board | Yes | |
| Activity zones | No | |
| Litter bins | Yes | |
| Recycling | No |
Dogs and cars
- Dogs on a lead
- No cars on the beach
Latest sample (2026-09-07): E. coli 75, intestinal enterococci 8 (cfu/100 ml).
The EPA's bathing water profile
Outdoors in County Dublin this week
Best day outdoors: Sun, 11 Oct — dry by day, light winds, up to 13°C
- Fri, 9 Oct14° / 8°Drizzle
- Sat, 10 Oct12° / 7°Scattered clouds
- Sun, 11 Oct13° / 13°Scattered clouds
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