Tramore Strand
About
The reason the town is here and the reason it is called Trá Mhór. The strand runs the length of the sand and shingle spit that closes off the head of the bay, from the prom at the town end out to the dunes of the Burrow, and at low tide it is wide enough that the sea looks a long way off. It held its Blue Flag for the 2026 season and picked up a Green Coast award alongside it. Lifeguards work the summer season between the flags only, and there is a strong rip on the spit end, so swim at the town end and walk the far end. Waterford City and County Council's own walks brochure gives the strand as 5km, which is the figure four other sources agree on; the 10km you will see on one hotel's homepage is an outlier.
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Highlights
- ✓Blue Flag and Green Coast awarded for 2026
- ✓Level paved prom with ramped access to the sand
- ✓Surf schools working the town end all summer
- ✓The Burrow dunes and the Backstrand behind the spit
Tips
- →Lifeguards are summer season only and cover the flagged area only.
- →Check the tide before walking out along the spit; the Backstrand fills behind the dunes.
- →The dunes are part of a Special Area of Conservation. Stay off the fenced sections of marram.
Best Season
More Attraction Activities
The Metal Man, Great Newtown Head
Three white beacon pillars on the headland, one with a twelve-foot iron sailor on top.
Splashworld
Indoor waterpark and pool at Railway Square, open 360 days a year. Book ahead.
Tramore Amusement and Leisure Park
The seasonal fairground on the prom: waltzers, dodgems, a spinning coaster and arcades.