Silverstrand Beach — bathing water quality
near Bearna, Galway
Silverstrand Beach is a coastal water in Galway, near Bearna.
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
- Galway
- Location
- 53.2498, -9.1265
Others in Galway
- Aillebrack/Silverhill Beach, BallyconneelyExcellent
- An Trá Mór, Coill Rua, Indreabhán, SpiddalExcellent
- Ballyloughane BeachGood
- Bathing Place at Portumna, PortumnaExcellent
- Céibh an Spidéil, SpiddalExcellent
- Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór, KilmurvyExcellent
- Goirtín, Cloch na Rón, RoundstoneExcellent
- Loughrea Lake, LoughreaExcellent
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.