Beach · County Louth
Rinn na Mara
Seapoint
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.
The beach at Seapoint is large and open consisting of sand and shingle. The bathing water is located in an area backing onto sand dunes. The designated bathing area is approximately 1270m in length. The designated bathing area is divided by the mouth of the Termonfeckin River. There is a small rocky area and sand bars to the south of the bathing area.
Excellent (2025): The highest standard: results over four years were consistently very clean.
The record, year by year
| Year | EPA classification | Samples | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Excellent | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Excellent | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Excellent | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Excellent | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | — | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | — | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | — | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Facilities
| Lifeguards | No | |
|---|---|---|
| Toilets | No | |
| Parking | Yes | |
| Wheelchair access | No | |
| Beach wheelchair | No | |
| Public transport | Yes | Public bus |
| First aid | No | |
| Lifebuoy | No | |
| 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 (2026-09-01): E. coli 20, intestinal enterococci 2 (cfu/100 ml).
The EPA's bathing water profile
Outdoors in County Louth this week
Best day outdoors: Sun, 11 Oct — dry by day, light winds, up to 12°C
- Fri, 9 Oct13° / 8°Medium rain showers
- Sat, 10 Oct12° / 8°Drizzle
- Sun, 11 Oct12° / 12°Sun with light cloud
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