As a bathing place Kilkee is unsurpassed by any resort. The beach sweeps in a grand semi-circular curve in front of the town and its smooth clean and firm sands, washed daily by the Atlantic tides afford excellent bathing, always in perfect safety. One of its main features is its very gradual slope towards the sea with virtually no current. Not surprisingly, Kilkee has a well deserved reputation as the safest bathing place in Ireland with bathing and swimming enjoyed at all stages of the tide. Indeed Kilkee has regularly been awarded the Blue Flag by the European Commission in recognition of the absence of pollution in its clear waters. In addition to the strand, swimmers have the choice of several sandy coves and natural rock-enclosed pools including the famous Pollock Holes in which the water is changed by every tide. For the more adventurous, diving boards are provided at New Found Out and dives of up to 45 feet (13m) can be made into the open sea.