Sea swimming in Croatia: 2025 coastal water quality
Croatia reported 957 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 88.3% were classified Excellent — 2.1 points above the 86.2% for all 1,039 bathing waters in the country — and 0 were Poor. 766 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Croatia ranks 10 by Excellent share.
coastal bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Season status: Today (6 November 2026) is outside the official bathing season (1 June – 15 September). Official monitoring is tied to the season (a first sample may be taken shortly before it opens), so there are no current official water-quality results now. The next season starts on 1 June 2027.
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Map of coastal bathing waters
How coastal bathing waters in Croatia rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 856 | 845 | 98.7% | 0 |
| 2024 | 848 | 840 | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2023 | 855 | 849 | 99.3% | 0 |
| 2022 | 855 | 847 | 99.1% | 0 |
| 2021 | 855 | 850 | 99.4% | 0 |
| 2020 | 855 | 846 | 98.9% | 0 |
| 2019 | 906 | 897 | 99% | 0 |
| 2018 | 904 | 895 | 99% | 1 |
| 2017 | 879 | 871 | 99.1% | 0 |
| 2016 | 863 | 852 | 98.7% | 0 |
| 2015 | 853 | 839 | 98.4% | 0 |
Most consistent Excellent sea and coast
766 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.
- AC Amarin - Ispod restorana 11 seasons
- AC Amarin - Molo 11 seasons
- AC Amarin - pješčana plaža 11 seasons
- AC Bašanija - Plaža Feral 11 seasons
- AC Bi Village - Plaža Bival 11 seasons
- AC Bijela uvala - Južni dio 11 seasons
- AC Bijela uvala - Sjeverni dio 11 seasons
- AC Bijela uvala - Uvala Crljena zemlja 11 seasons
- AC Borozija 11 seasons
- AC Finida - Sredina 11 seasons
- AC Indije 11 seasons
- AC Istra - Plaža Istra 11 seasons
- AC Kanegra - Bullea 11 seasons
- AC Kanegra - Ispod restorana 11 seasons
- AC Kanegra - Market 11 seasons
- AC Kažela - FKK 11 seasons
- AC Kažela - FKK III 11 seasons
- AC Kažela - Textil Strand 11 seasons
- AC Koversada - Dječja plaža 11 seasons
- AC Koversada - Pješčana plaža 11 seasons
- AC Koversada - Rt Fujaga 11 seasons
- AC Ladin Gaj - FKK (južni dio) 11 seasons
- AC Lanterna - Plaža Valeta 11 seasons
- AC Mareda - Ispod restorana 11 seasons
- AC Marina - Crkvica 11 seasons
- AC Marina - Pozicija II 11 seasons
- AC Marina - Uvala 11 seasons
- AC Medulin - Mali poluotok (punta) 11 seasons
- AC Medulin - Markovi brigi 11 seasons
- AC Medulin - Restoran Financa 11 seasons
- AC Medulin - Škrape 11 seasons
- AC Medulin - Spoj mali poluotok 11 seasons
- AC Medulin - Ulaz 11 seasons
- AC Orsera - Plaža Vala 11 seasons
- AC Polari - Plaža Polari 11 seasons
- AC Polari - Prema rtu Bili Runci 11 seasons
- AC Polari - Prema rtu Eva 11 seasons
- AC Portosole - Uvala Brižine 11 seasons
- AC Puntica - Prema ribarskoj luci 11 seasons
- AC Stoja - Prema gradskoj plaži 11 seasons
- AC Stoja - Prema pučini 11 seasons
- AC Stoja - Prema Valovinama 11 seasons
- AC Stupice - Poluotok 11 seasons
- AC Stupice - Rt Munat 11 seasons
- AC Tunarica - Lijeva strana uvale 11 seasons
- AC Ulika - Rt Frnaže 11 seasons
- AC Ulika - Rt Šilok - sjeverni dio 11 seasons
- AC Ulika - Uvala Bušuja 11 seasons
- AC Ulika - Uvala Frnaže 11 seasons
- AC Valalta - Ispod aquagana 11 seasons
- AC Valalta - Rt Feliks 11 seasons
- AC Valalta - Uvala prema marini 11 seasons
- AC Valkanela - Prema otocima Salamun 11 seasons
- AC Valkanela - Uvala Valkanela 11 seasons
- AC Veštar - Sjeverna strana uvale 11 seasons
- AC Veštar - Uvala sredina 11 seasons
- AC Zelena Laguna - Plaža 11 seasons
- AK Ježevac 11 seasons
- AK Konobe 11 seasons
- AK Kovačine 11 seasons
Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025
None of the 957 coastal bathing waters in Croatia was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (2)
- Đardin Poor → Sufficient
- Ispod zidina Good → Excellent
Declined (4)
- Bačvice - ulaz Excellent → Good
- Baletna škola Excellent → Good
- Bivio - Dom umirovljenika Excellent → Good
- Ston Excellent → Good
Coastal bathing waters by county
| County | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 270 | 93.3% | 0 |
| Istria County | 217 | 95.9% | 0 |
| Split-Dalmatia | 162 | 85.2% | 0 |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva | 113 | 96.5% | 0 |
| Šibenik-Knin | 86 | 100% | 0 |
| Zadar County | 84 | 32.1% | 0 |
| Lika-Senj | 25 | 100% | 0 |
Counties with at least three coastal bathing waters; counts include only this water type.
Near which major cities?
Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:
- Split 207 coastal bathing waters within 60 km
- Trieste 156 coastal bathing waters within 60 km
- Dubrovnik 72 coastal bathing waters within 60 km
Sea and coast compared across Europe
| # | Country | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 123 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Greece | 1,733 | 97.1% | 0 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 92 | 96.7% | 0 |
| 4 | Denmark | 917 | 92.1% | 2 |
| 5 | Spain | 1,925 | 92% | 10 |
| 6 | Portugal | 487 | 92% | 3 |
| 7 | Italy | 4,782 | 90% | 65 |
| 8 | Germany | 346 | 89.3% | 0 |
| 9 | Malta | 87 | 88.5% | 0 |
| 10 | Croatia | 957 | 88.3% | 0 |
| 11 | Romania | 48 | 83.3% | 0 |
| 12 | Ireland | 138 | 79.7% | 1 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 82 | 78% | 0 |
| 14 | France | 2,035 | 76.3% | 35 |
| 15 | Sweden | 268 | 74.3% | 4 |
| 16 | Poland | 149 | 67.8% | 0 |
| 17 | Belgium | 41 | 63.4% | 0 |
| 18 | Finland | 78 | 55.1% | 2 |
| 19 | Estonia | 30 | 40% | 2 |
| 20 | Albania | 113 | 15.9% | 26 |
Countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.
Quick answers
- How many coastal bathing waters in Croatia are rated Excellent?
- 845 of 957 (88.3%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
- Which sea and coast in Croatia have the best long-term record?
- 766 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example AC Amarin - Ispod restorana, AC Amarin - Molo, AC Amarin - pješčana plaža. See the full list.
- Can I check current conditions?
- The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Sea bathing-water quality (gov.hr → IZOR results). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.
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