Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach — bathing water quality
near Portmarnock, Fingal
Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach is a coastal water in Fingal, near Portmarnock.
Official classification
Excellent
Assessed 2026
Excellent is the top class of the EU Bathing Water Directive, awarded where four bathing seasons of E. coli and intestinal enterococci sampling at this bathing water fall within the Directive’s strictest limits.
This bathing water
- Type
- Coastal water
- County
- Fingal
- Location
- 53.4328, -6.1219
Others in Fingal
- Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach, BalbrigganSufficient
- Claremont Beach, HowthSufficient
- Donabate, Balcarrick Beach, PortraineExcellent
- Loughshinny Beach, LoughshinnyGood
- Portrane, the Brook Beach, PortraineGood
- Rush North Beach, An RosExcellent
- Rush, South Beach, An RosGood
- Skerries, South Beach, SkerriesExcellent
This page shows water-quality information, not swim-safety advice. For today's conditions and swim-safety guidance, check Water Safety Ireland.
Official classifications on this page contain EPA Bathing Water Directive classification data © Environmental Protection Agency, licensed under CC-BY-4.0.