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Killiney

Water quality: Excellent (2025)Blue FlagLifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingWheelchair accessNo dogs

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 14 September 2026, was excellent. Live status on beaches.ie, which the EPA updates hourly in season.

Killiney Beach is a long stony beach with stunning views of Bray Head, Dalkey Island and Sorrento Terrace. There is an exclusion zone for motorized craft for 300m from the foreshore and this is marked by lighted buoys. Swimmers should be aware that there may be sudden large waves caused by the car ferries. Fishing is not permitted within the bathing area. Activities include swimming. <span style="color: #33322d; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-color: initial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;">. </span>

Excellent (2025): The highest standard: results over four years were consistently very clean.

The record, year by year

YearEPA classificationSamplesExcellentGoodSufficientPoor
2026—1717000
2025Excellent1615100
2024Excellent1616000
2023Excellent1615100
2022Excellent1614002
2021—1514001
2020—1515000
2019—1716001

Facilities

LifeguardsYesLifeguard on duty during the bathing season.
ToiletsYes
ParkingYes
Wheelchair accessYes
Beach wheelchairYesYou must first register for the service. Download copy of the registration form www.dlrcoco.ie, or call into the Civic Hub to pick up a printed copy. The registration form can be delivered in person to the Civic Hub in DLR or emailed to info@dlrcoco.ie.There is beach wheelchair availability at Killiney Beach but this is only during the bathing season and only if lifeguards are on duty.
Public transportNo
First aidYesAvailable from lifeguard hut when lifeguard is on duty
LifebuoyYesLifebuoys are located along the perimeter of the beach
Information boardYesA physical notice board and digital screen are located close to the lifeguard hut
Activity zonesNo
Litter binsYesLitter bins are available next to the lifeguard hut
RecyclingNo

Dogs and cars

  • Dogs are not allowedNo person shall allow any animal on the designated Bathing Area from 10am-7pm during the Bathing Season, 1st June to 15th September. This shall not apply to guide dogs for the blind.At all other times dogs are required to be on a leash.Outside of the Designated Bathing Area dogs are permitted off leash at all times all year round and must be under effectual control.

Latest sample (2026-09-14): E. coli 10, intestinal enterococci 14 (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

  1. Fri, 9 Oct14° / 8°DrizzleGood day outdoors
  2. Sat, 10 Oct12° / 7°Scattered cloudsGood day outdoors
  3. Sun, 11 Oct13° / 13°Scattered cloudsGreat day outdoors

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