Bathing water quality in Lika-Senj, Croatia
Lika-Senj has 26 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (25 coastal and 1 lake). 96.2% were classified Excellent — 10 points above the 86.2% across Croatia — and 0 were Poor. 21 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Kakvoća vode za kupanje: Ličko-senjska županija
Od 26 službenih lokacija za kupanje EU (Ličko-senjska županija), 96,2 % imalo je 2025. ocjenu „izvrsna“; broj lokacija s ocjenom „nezadovoljavajuća“: 0.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Lika-Senj
Sea, lakes and rivers in Lika-Senj
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 25 | 25 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
21 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown and every site is in the full list below.
- Braničevica 11 seasons
- Caska 11 seasons
- Điga - Grad Senj 11 seasons
- Draga I 11 seasons
- Hotel Zagreb 11 seasons
- Jablanac (Banja - Grad Senj) 11 seasons
- Karlobag Gradska 11 seasons
- Kustići 11 seasons
- Lukovo Otočko 11 seasons
- Novalja Lokunje 11 seasons
- Novalja Ploče 11 seasons
- Ribarica 11 seasons
- Škver 11 seasons
- Stara Novalja (Trinćel) 11 seasons
- Starigrad 11 seasons
- Uvala Baba 11 seasons
- Uvala Klada 11 seasons
- Uvala Ručica 11 seasons
- Uvala Zrće 1 11 seasons
- Uvala Zrće 2 11 seasons
- Zubovići 11 seasons
- Straško 1 6 seasons
- Straško 2 6 seasons
- Straško 3 6 seasons
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 26 official bathing waters in Lika-Senj was classified Poor in 2025.
How Lika-Senj 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 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Lika-Senj
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novalja | 12 | 12 (100%) | 0 |
| Karlobag | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Kolan | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Senj | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
All 26 official bathing waters in Lika-Senj
Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 26 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Coastal 25 sites · 100% Excellent
- Braničevica · Novalja Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Caska · Novalja Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Điga - Grad Senj Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Draga I · Senj Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Hotel Zagreb · Karlobag Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Jablanac (Banja - Grad Senj) Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Karlobag Gradska Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Kustići · Kolan Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Lukovo Otočko Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Novalja Lokunje Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Novalja Ploče Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Ribarica · Karlobag Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Škver · Senj Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Stara Novalja (Trinćel) Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Starigrad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Straško 1 · Novalja Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- Straško 2 · Novalja Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- Straško 3 · Novalja Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- Straško autokamp · Novalja Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- Uvala Baba · Novalja Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Uvala Klada Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Uvala Ručica · Kolan Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Uvala Zrće 1 · Novalja Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Uvala Zrće 2 · Novalja Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Zubovići · Kolan Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Lake 1 site · 0% Excellent
- Novčica · Gospić Not classified
Compared with other counties in Croatia
| # | County | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Šibenik-Knin | 100 | 99% | 0 |
| 2 | Lika-Senj | 26 | 96.2% | 0 |
| 3 | Istria County | 217 | 95.9% | 0 |
| 4 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | 120 | 94.2% | 1 |
| 5 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 274 | 93.4% | 0 |
| 6 | Split-Dalmatia | 178 | 85.4% | 0 |
| 7 | City of Zagreb | 19 | 47.4% | 0 |
| 8 | Zadar County | 91 | 30.8% | 0 |
Counties with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Lika-Senj were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 25 of 26 (96.2%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 0 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 1 had no class. That ranks Lika-Senj 2 of 8 Croatia counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in Lika-Senj have the best long-term record?
- 21 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example Braničevica, Caska, Điga - Grad Senj. See the ranking.
- Which places in Lika-Senj have the most official bathing waters?
- Novalja (12, 100% Excellent), Karlobag (3, 100% Excellent), Kolan (3, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Lika-Senj rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Sea bathing-water quality (gov.hr → IZOR results) (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Croatia, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Croatia. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.