County Cork

WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton

WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton is on the EPA's list of places people swim, though not one of the waters it tests in County Cork, 2.5 km south-west of Whitegate. The State does not test the water here, so there is no grade. The register records parking, a lifebuoy and an information board. It leaves 2 of the questions on this page unanswered, and those are shown as not recorded rather than as a no.

Blue Flag

lifeguard

2.5 km

from Whitegate

Water quality: Not monitored for a classification
Water testing: Not tested by the EPA on its list, but not sampled for a grade
Season restriction: Not recorded
Pollution after rain: Not recorded
Awards: None
County: County Cork
Managed by: Cork County Council
Nearest town: Whitegate, 2.5 km south-west of it, in a straight line
From that town: 3.4 km by road, about 15 min drivingor 3.2 km on foot, about 40 minutes at 4.8 km/h
Lifeguard: No
Toilets: No
Parking: Yes
Access: No
Dogs: Allowed on a lead
Cars on the beach: No
Public transport: No
Position: 51.8084° N, 8.2553° W
Record changed: 2026-03-13

Rock Formation Whitebay Strand·Tim FitzGerald, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Rock Formation Whitebay Strand·Tim FitzGerald, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Whitebay geograph.org.uk 2977290·Tim FitzGerald, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Whitebay geograph.org.uk 2977290·Tim FitzGerald, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What the EPA says about it

White Bay beach Cuán bán in County Cork is a secluded surf strand on the East side of Cork Harbour Inlet, near Roches Point. It is located approximately 17Km from the town of Midleton. The beach faces in a South Westerly direction and extends about 150 Meters in length. The beach has a sloping gradient, with soft sandy surface and is surrounded by rocks and headlands on either side. Seaweed and stones are also visible at the high water mark.

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Destination, access and nearby stops

WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton is in Whitegate, County Cork. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. The entrance has not been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge.

The nearest settlement is Whitegate, 2.5 km south-west of the beach. The register records parking here. Getting to the town is not getting to the beach, so the journey below is worked out to the beach itself and the last stretch on foot is measured rather than left out.

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The nearest scheduled stop is Trabolgan (234271), 1.6 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

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Camden Fort Meagher 1.8 km
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Camden Road Upr 2.1 km
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Camden Rd Middle 2.3 km
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Whitegate 2.4 km
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Questions people ask

Is the water clean at WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton?

WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton is on the EPA's list but is not one of the waters it tests, so the State works out no grade for it and none exists. Nothing here says the water is clean or dirty, because nobody has published either.

Is swimming restricted at WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton?

The register leaves this blank for WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton, which it does for the 89 waters it does not monitor. A blank is not a no. Check with Cork County Council.

Does WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton have a Blue Flag?

No. A beach without one can still have excellent water: the Blue Flag also asks for facilities, lifeguards and information boards, which a quiet strand may not have.

Is there a lifeguard at WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton?

No. The register records no lifeguard here, so nobody is watching the water.

How do you get to WhiteBay Beach Whitegate Midleton without a car?

The nearest stop in the national timetable is Trabolgan, 1.6 km from the beach in a straight line, and bus 241 call there, run by Bus Éireann. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways, and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you pick. Where no footway joins the stop to the beach it says so rather than making a number up.

Where does this come from?

The Environmental Protection Agency's list of places people swim, which it calls the bathing water register, read on 2026-09-20, where this record was last changed on 2026-03-13. Water quality, awards, lifeguards and facilities are the EPA's own fields, and a field it leaves blank is shown as not recorded rather than as a no. The distance to the nearest town is this site's own measurement, in a straight line.

Water quality, awards, lifeguards, toilets, parking and access are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own fields, from its bathing water register, read 2026-09-20. The classification covers four years of sampling and is not a reading for today: after heavy rain the water can be worse than the classification suggests, and the EPA and the local authority post notices when it is. Positions are the EPA’s grid references, projected to latitude and longitude. Journeys are the National Transport Authority’s published timetable.

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