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Bathing water information for GarryvoeGarryvoe

Location: Cork (Cork County Council)

No Bathing Water Quality Issues

Excellent Water QualityCurrent Water Quality: Excellent
Last Sampled: Mon. Sep. 04 2023

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About Garryvoe

Garryvoe beach is a south east facing, gently sloping, sandy/pebble beach located on a long stretch of sandy coastline. It is quite open to rough weather and rough seas. There is an area of sand dunes to the rear (west). The bathing water is located within Ballycotton, Ballynamona and Shanagarry proposed Natural Heritage Area (pNHA 000076) and is also located within Ballycotton Bay Special Protection Area (SPA 004022). The beach is used to some extent by anglers, walkers, surfers and windsurfers.. View available amenities and tide information at Beaches.ie.

Latest Annual Bathing Water Quality Report

Garryvoe is classified as achieving Good Water Quality in 2023 based on the assessment of bacteriological results for the period 2020 to 2023. Garryvoe achieved a Good Water Quality rating in 2022, and had a Sufficient Water Quality rating in 2020 and 2021. Annual water quality ratings are generally calculated using monitoring results over a four-year period and are assessed against stringent bacterial limits to protect bather health.