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Aberdaron
Gwynedd
We do not read the water company's overflow data here yet, so storm overflows within 3 km of Aberdaron are not shown.
The cleanest samples over the last four seasons. Heavy rain can lower water quality here.
- Latest E. coli
- <10
- per 100 ml, 17 Sep 2026
- Latest enterococci
- <10
- per 100 ml
- Overflows within 3 km
- -
- Spills nearby, 30 days
- -
- Excellent or Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Overflow discharging
- Overflow
- Offline
About this beach
The bathing water is located in a bay, south facing, and is predominantly sandy in nature with a pebbly foreshore. The beach is backed by the village of Aberdaron, and then agricultural land. The bathing water lies in the Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau Special Area of Conservation. To the west is the Glannau Aberdaron Site of Special Scientific Interest and to the east the Wig Bach a'r Glannau to Borth Alwm Site of Special Scientific Interest. The water quality sample point lies opposite the end of the concrete slipway.
From the Natural Resources Wales profile.
Storm overflows within 3 km
Nearest first, straight-line distance.We do not read the water company's overflow data here yet, so overflows within 3 km are not shown.