Beach · County Dublin
Skerries, South Beach
Water quality: Excellent (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.
Skerries South Beach is a long sandy beach, sloping gently towards the sea. The rocks of Red Island headland form the boundary at the northern end of the beach.
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 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Excellent | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Good | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sufficient | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Sufficient | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | — | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Facilities
| Lifeguards | Yes | 11am to 7pm weekends only in June & full time July & August |
|---|---|---|
| Toilets | Yes | |
| Parking | Yes | |
| Wheelchair access | Yes | |
| Beach wheelchair | Yes | The wheelchair in Skerries is available at the Lifeguard Huts. The chair is a DeBug Chair which is designed for ease of movement on uneven ground and soft sand. The service is FREE OF CHARGE but you are strongly advised to book in advance to avoid disappointment (contact number is 086-8090153). You will be asked to complete a booking form and to present a valid ID as proof of identity. |
| Public transport | Yes | Bus Route |
| First aid | Yes | In Lifeguard Hut when lifeguard on duty |
| Lifebuoy | Yes | |
| Information board | Yes | |
| Activity zones | No | |
| Litter bins | Yes | |
| Recycling | Yes |
Dogs and cars
- Dogs on a lead
- No cars on the beach
Latest sample (2026-09-07): E. coli 20, intestinal enterococci 3 (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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