Coastguard / sea rescue112

Emergency · Ireland

ou 999 · demander l’Irish Coast Guard · VHF canal 16

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Irish Coast Guard

Emergency

Emergency · Ireland

112Coastguard / sea rescue

ou 999 · demander l’Irish Coast Guard · VHF canal 16

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Irish Coast Guard

Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach, FingalFingal County Council

Coastguard / sea rescue112

Emergency · Ireland

ou 999 · demander l’Irish Coast Guard · VHF canal 16

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Irish Coast Guard

Emergency

Emergency · Ireland

112Coastguard / sea rescue

ou 999 · demander l’Irish Coast Guard · VHF canal 16

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : Irish Coast Guard

Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach, Fingal

Fingal County Council

6 beaches near this one

Practical information

Tide

NowTide unavailable—

Next eventTide curve unavailable—

Tide curve unavailable

The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.

Surface: Sandrecorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Length: 348 mSource record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Shade features nearby: BuildingsNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Horizon (relief): N 2° · NE 0° · E 0° · SE 3° · S 10° · SW 15° · W 15° · NW 6°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Distance to town: 0.5 kmSource record 9/11/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

October 3, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

07:27 AM

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

06:58 PM

Shore orientation unavailable

Calculation method

Wind on the beach

Not provided

Bathing supervision

Lifeguard post reported nearby, hours not provided

Lifeguard station listed for the Bathing Season 2026; may change at short notice (Fingal County Council).

Recorded on 9/27/2026 · Open source · Licence

Fingal County Council — Life Guard Stations 2026 (data.gov.ie). Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence

Hours may change: check the signage and flags on site.

Do you know this beach?

These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.

Is the beach easy to reach?

Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services: toilets 1 · restaurant 3 · cafe 3 · shop 12 · bus stop 8recorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source
Playground nearby: 68 mSource record 9/29/2026 · Open source
Accessible toilets: Yesrecorded by the source · Source record 9/15/2026 · Open source

Practical facilities

Mapped within 1,000 m of the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

Mapped facilities describe the source record; availability, opening and access can change.

Toilets, showers and water

1

Toilets
206 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Wheelchair access
Yes
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Access and accessibility

—

Not documented.

Public transport and bikes

6

Bus stop · Balbriggan Station
135 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Bus stop · Balbriggan College
277 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · Balbriggan College
288 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · Balbriggan Bath Road
406 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · Balbriggan Drogheda Street
469 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · Balbriggan Chapel Street
499 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Parking

6

Car park
87 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
90 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
104 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
118 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
126 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
206 m from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 14, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Show catalogue context

Local area: Fingalrecorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Designated bathing waterrecorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Water body: OceanSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

Calculated at 12:30 AM

shore gatheringCheck first12:30 AM – 03:30 AM

shore gathering

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12:30 AM – 03:30 AM

Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5

beach runCheck first08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

beach run

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08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

coastal walkCheck first10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

coastal walk

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10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

family beach timeCheck first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

family beach time

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02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

photographyCheck first04:58 PM – 06:58 PM

photography

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04:58 PM – 06:58 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

sunsetCheck first06:13 PM – 07:43 PM

sunset

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06:13 PM – 07:43 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

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Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

Tide calendar

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

Official information

IE

EPA · Beaches.iePublished health status

Annual classification : Sufficient Quality

Latest sample : Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AMOpen the health profile ↗

An annual classification or the absence of an event in the feed does not mean bathing is currently permitted. Local signs and published orders take priority.

The place in pictures

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No freely licensed photograph of Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach has yet passed our location, licence and credit review.

Sources and method

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

Environmental Protection Agency Ireland — Bathing Water Open DataFresh

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Environmental Protection Agency Ireland — Bathing Water MeasurementsFresh

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

EEA/WISE Bathing Water Quality 2025 et autorités nationales — classement annuel, pas un avis sanitaire actuelAging

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — CC BY 4.0Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-14T20:21:51Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-14T20:21:51Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-05-06T03:25:00Z; offline reviewed snapshot (companion profile), ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗

Fingal County Council — Life Guard Stations 2026 (data.gov.ie). Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licenceFresh

Bathing supervision (open data)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.

Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.

Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.