Beach · County Dublin
Trá na Carraige Báine
White Rock Beach
Water quality: Excellent (2025)ToiletsParkingDogs 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 14 September 2026, was excellent. Live status on beaches.ie, which the EPA updates hourly in season.
White Rock is a small sandy cove accessed down approx. 100 steps from Vico Road. It can also be accessed from Killiney beach at low tide.
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 | — | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Excellent | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Excellent | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Excellent | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Excellent | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | — | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facilities
| Lifeguards | No | |
|---|---|---|
| Toilets | Yes | Toilets on viewing platform Vico Road |
| Parking | Yes | There is on road Pay and Display parking |
| Wheelchair access | No | |
| Beach wheelchair | No | |
| Public transport | Yes | Killiney Dart station nearby |
| First aid | No | |
| Lifebuoy | Yes | |
| Information board | Yes | |
| Activity zones | No | |
| Litter bins | Yes | There is Litter Bin situated on steps leading down to the Beach area |
| Recycling | No |
Dogs and cars
- Dogs on a lead
- No cars on the beach
- Car-free zone
Latest sample (2026-09-14): E. coli 10, intestinal enterococci 18 (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
Make a day of it
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