Can you swim at Rea’s Wood (Inland)?

No. The regulator advises against bathing here. Rea’s Wood (Inland) is a designated bathing water, so the regulator samples it through the bathing season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.

What is the water quality like at Rea’s Wood (Inland)?

The regulator advises against bathing at Rea’s Wood (Inland).

Has there been sewage at Rea’s Wood (Inland) recently?

We do not have a live storm-overflow feed for Rea’s Wood (Inland), so we cannot say whether one has discharged nearby.

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Northern Ireland · Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Friday 2 October

Rea’s Wood (Inland)

No. The regulator advises against bathing here.

Water quality only This says nothing about tides, rip currents, cold water shock or lifeguard cover. Cold water and currents are dangerous even when the water is clean. Read the local signs before you go in. What we cannot tell you.

Checked 06:10 UK time

Why this verdict

Bathing season: Closed until 1 June (neutral factor)
Regulator advice: Advised against bathing, 24 August 2026 (negative factor)

Out of season

Weekly sampling pauses on 15 September and resumes on 1 June. DAERA publishes no annual classification, so out of season this page has only its last weekly reading, shown with the date it was taken.

Coverage for this site

DAERA publishes no annual classification for Northern Ireland's bathing waters. It publishes a weekly water-quality indicator instead. The most recent reading here was Advised against bathing, taken 24 August 2026. DAERA runs a daily pollution-risk prediction for six Northern Irish sites. None is showing for this site right now. There is no live storm-overflow feed for Northern Ireland.

Common questions

Can you swim at Rea’s Wood (Inland)?: No. The regulator advises against bathing here. Rea’s Wood (Inland) is a designated bathing water, so the regulator samples it through the bathing season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.
What is the water quality like at Rea’s Wood (Inland)?: The regulator advises against bathing at Rea’s Wood (Inland).
Has there been sewage at Rea’s Wood (Inland) recently?: We do not have a live storm-overflow feed for Rea’s Wood (Inland), so we cannot say whether one has discharged nearby.

Where this data comes from

View the regulator's full profile

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