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  • 2025 Bathing Water Profiles

    Topics:
    • Water, 
    • Bathing Water Quality

    Date published: 29 May 2025

    The Quality of Bathing Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 requires a Profile to be prepared for each bathing water.  These documents are designed to help the public make an informed choice before bathing. 

    Each profile gives detailed information on the physical characteristic of each bathing water while assessing the pollution risk to each site.

    Documents

    • Ballycastle Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (488.32 KB)
    • Ballygally Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (531.18 KB)
    • Ballyholme Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (515.73 KB)
    • Ballyhornan Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (456.98 KB)
    • Ballywalter Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (456.57 KB)
    • Brompton Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (447.71 KB)
    • Brown's Bay Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (446.49 KB)
    • Carnlough Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (468.25 KB)
    • Castlerock Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (492.89 KB)
    • Cloughey Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (460.29 KB)
    • Cranfield Bay Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (459.21 KB)
    • Crawfordsburn Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (500.38 KB)
    • Cushendall Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (459.62 KB)
    • Donaghadee Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (500.68 KB)
    • Drain's Bay Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (433.4 KB)
    • Groomsport Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (463.01 KB)
    • Helen's Bay Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (456.13 KB)
    • Kilclief Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (460.93 KB)
    • Magilligan Benone Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (447.96 KB)
    • Magilligan Downhill Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (452.83 KB)
    • Millisle Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (458.22 KB)
    • Murlough (Co Down) Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (511.94 KB)
    • Newcastle Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (534.82 KB)
    • Portballintrae (Salmon Rock) Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (516.87 KB)
    • Portmuck Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (436.14 KB)
    • Portrush Curran Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (472.11 KB)
    • Portrush Mill Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (449.24 KB)
    • Portrush Whiterocks Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (463.33 KB)
    • Portstewart Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (503.58 KB)
    • Rea's Wood Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (531.61 KB)
    • Tyrella Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (458.98 KB)
    • Warrenpoint Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (511.44 KB)
    • Waterfoot Bathing Water ProfileAdobe PDF (442.92 KB)
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