Beaches with Quality Awards
Because beaches are all very different in character, the Seaside Awards are split into two categories, resort and rural.
A Seaside Award ‘Resort’ beach attracts many visitors with its facilities and activities. They are usually found in or near towns, and have toilets, car parks, access / facilities for disabled people and restricted access for dogs.
A Seaside Award ‘Rural’ beach has limited facilities and is generally more remote than a resort beache. It isn't actively managed as a resort and is undeveloped.
There are 29 different criteria which are checked at each resort beach before the award is made.
Current 2009 winners of the Seaside Award are:
| Beach | Seaside Awards | Blue Flag | Green Coast |
| Beaumaris | Rural | X | |
| Benllech | Resort | X | X |
| Bennar | X | ||
| Borth Wen Rhoscolyn | Rural | ||
| Broad Beach-Traeth Llydan | Rural | ||
| Cable Bay-Porth Trecastell | Rural | X | |
| Cemlyn | Rural | X | |
| Church Bay | Resort | X | X |
| Llanddona | Resort | X | X |
| Llanddwyn-Newborough | Resort | X | |
| Moelfre | Rural | X | |
| Penmon | Rural | X | |
| Porth Dafarch | Resort | X | X |
| Porth Eilian-Llanelian | Rural | ||
| Porth Nobla-Llanfaelog | Rural | X | |
| Porth Penrhyn | X | ||
| Porth Trwyn, Llanfaethlu | X | ||
| Porth Tyn Tywyn-Llanfaelog | Rural | X | |
| Porth Tywyn Mawr-Sandy Beach | Rural | X | |
| Rhosneigr (Broadbeach) | X | ||
| Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn | |||
| St Davids-Red Wharf Bay | Rural | ||
| Traeth Bach-Cemaes | Rural | X | |
| Traeth Coch, Red Wharf Bay | Rural | ||
| Traeth Crigyll-Rhosneigr | Rural | X | |
| Traeth Lligwy-Dulas | Rural | X | |
| Traeth Llydan-Silver Bay | Rural | ||
| Traeth Mawr Aberffraw | Rural | X | |
| Traeth Mawr Cemaes | Resort | ||
| Trearddur Bay | Resort | X | X |