Beach · County Galway
Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely
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 10 August 2026, was excellent. Live status on beaches.ie, which the EPA updates hourly in season.
Mannin Bay located to the southwest of Clifden has a small roadside beach which you enter from the small car park. The sand is made up of the remains of a type of coralline seaweed and the skeletal remains of barnacles, molluscs and sponge.
The record, year by year
| Year | EPA classification | Samples | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facilities
| Lifeguards | No | |
|---|---|---|
| Toilets | No | |
| Parking | No | |
| Wheelchair access | No | |
| Beach wheelchair | No | |
| Public transport | No | |
| First aid | No | |
| Lifebuoy | Yes | |
| Information board | No | |
| Activity zones | No | |
| Litter bins | No | |
| Recycling | No |
Dogs and cars
- Dogs on a lead
- No cars on the beach
Latest sample (2026-08-10): E. coli <10, intestinal enterococci <2 (cfu/100 ml).
Outdoors in County Galway this week
Best day outdoors: Sun, 1 Nov — dry by day, light winds, up to 11°C
- Thu, 29 Oct14° / 11°Scattered clouds
- Fri, 30 Oct15° / 10°Grey cloud
- Sat, 31 Oct13° / 5°Grey cloud
- Sun, 1 Nov11° / 4°Clear weather sun
Forecast: Met Éireann · outdoor rating by Winsome Planet
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