Bathing water quality in Zadar County, Croatia
Zadar County has 91 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (84 coastal and 7 transitional (lagoon/estuary)). 30.8% were classified Excellent — 55.4 points below the 86.2% across Croatia — and 0 were Poor. 18 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Kakvoća vode za kupanje: Zadarska županija
Od 91 službenih lokacija za kupanje EU (Zadarska županija), 30,8 % 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 Zadar County
Sea, lakes and rivers in Zadar County
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 84 | 27 (32.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Transitional (lagoon/estuary) | 7 | 1 (14.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
18 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.
- Arbanasi-Škola 11 seasons
- Borik 11 seasons
- Bošana 11 seasons
- Dražica 11 seasons
- Hotel Alan 11 seasons
- Hotel Donat 11 seasons
- Hotel Kolovare 11 seasons
- Iza Banja 11 seasons
- Jadro 11 seasons
- Janice 11 seasons
- Kolovare-Mulić 11 seasons
- Kumenat 11 seasons
- Obalni potez Jasenice 11 seasons
- Pilatuša Madona 11 seasons
- Pliša 11 seasons
- Punta Bajlo 11 seasons
- Uvala Saharun 11 seasons
- Zaton H.R. 1 11 seasons
- Fontana 10 seasons
- ispod apartmanskog naselja 7 seasons
- Mulo Parića (Rt Pisak) 5 seasons
- Bazen 2 seasons
- Diklovac - jug 1 season
- Jadran 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 91 official bathing waters in Zadar County was classified Poor in 2025.
How Zadar County 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 | 28 | 28 | 100% | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 100% | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0 |
| 2019 | 85 | 85 | 100% | 0 |
| 2018 | 84 | 83 | 98.8% | 0 |
| 2017 | 84 | 83 | 98.8% | 0 |
| 2016 | 81 | 81 | 100% | 0 |
| 2015 | 78 | 78 | 100% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Zadar County
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zadar | 18 | 13 (72.2%) | 0 |
| Nin | 8 | 3 (37.5%) | 0 |
| Biograd na Moru | 5 | 3 (60%) | 0 |
| Pakoštane | 5 | 2 (40%) | 0 |
| Kolan | 4 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
| Ugljan | 4 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
| Starigrad | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 0 |
| Pašman | 3 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
| Posedarje | 3 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
| Preko | 3 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
| Sveti Filip i Jakov | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Jesenice | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
| Vir | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
| Kukljica | 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
| Pridraga | 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
All 91 official bathing waters in Zadar County
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 91 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Coastal 84 sites · 32.1% Excellent
- Arbanasi-Škola · Zadar Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Bazen · Zadar Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- Borik · Zadar Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Bošana · Biograd na Moru Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Diklo-Sjever · Zadar Not classified
- Diklovac - jug · Zadar Excellent
- Diklovac-Sjever · Zadar Not classified
- Dražica · Biograd na Moru Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Fontana · Zadar Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- Gradina · Pakoštane Not classified
- Hotel Alan · Starigrad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Hotel Donat · Zadar Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Hotel Kolovare · Zadar Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Hotelsko Kupalište Sašćica · Sali Not classified
- ispod apartmanskog naselja · Sveti Filip i Jakov Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- Iza Banja · Sveti Filip i Jakov Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Jadran · Zadar Excellent
- Jadro · Vir Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Janice · Pakoštane Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Jaz · Nin Not classified
- Jaz · Preko Not classified
- Kolanjski Gajac · Novalja Not classified
- Kolovare-Mulić · Zadar Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Kožino- primorje · Zadar Excellent
- Kraljičina Plaža · Nin Not classified
- Kumenat · Biograd na Moru Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Mala Mandra · Kolan Not classified
- Mandre · Kolan Not classified
- Mjesna obala · Starigrad Not classified
- Mjesno Kupalište · Ugljan Not classified
- Mjesno Kupalište (Uvala Široka) Not classified
- Morovička · Turanj Not classified
- Mulo Parića (Rt Pisak) · Starigrad Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- Obalni Dio · Pašman Not classified
- Obalni Potez · Turanj Not classified
- Olib, Mjesno Kupalište Not classified
- Otočić Galovac · Preko Not classified
- Perilo · Povljana Not classified
- Peruštine · Zadar Not classified
- Pilatuša Madona · Pakoštane Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Pliša · Nin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Primorje · Biograd na Moru Not classified
- Prosika · Pag Not classified
- Punta · Pakoštane Not classified
- Punta Bajlo · Zadar Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Punta Rožica · Bibinje Not classified
- Punta Skala (Obiteljske Kuće) · Nin Not classified
- Puntamika-jug · Zadar Excellent
- Puntamika-Zapad · Zadar Not classified
- Radovanjica · Vir Not classified
- Ričina · Vrsi Not classified
- Rt Radman · Nin Excellent
- Soline · Biograd na Moru Not classified
- Stražica · Ražanac Not classified
- Studenac · Tkon Not classified
- Sv. Bartul · Ugljan Not classified
- Sveti Duh · Kolan Not classified
- Sveti Jerolim · Ugljan Not classified
- Sveti Petar · Preko Not classified
- Tustica · Sukošan Not classified
- Uvala Batalaža · Kali Not classified
- Uvala Bok · Sali Not classified
- Uvala Božavčica Not classified
- Uvala Dječji Raj · Sukošan Not classified
- Uvala Duboka Krušćica Not classified
- Uvala Dugovača · Pakoštane Not classified
- Uvala Jasenica · Pašman Not classified
- Uvala Kablin · Ugljan Not classified
- Uvala Loznica · Privlaka Not classified
- Uvala Lučina Not classified
- Uvala Plemići - Jug · Ražanac Not classified
- Uvala Rovanjska · Jesenice Not classified
- Uvala Saharun Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Uvala Šimuni · Kolan Not classified
- Uvala Svetog Luke · Kukljica Not classified
- Uvala Vruljine · Pašman Not classified
- Uvala Zverinac Not classified
- Vitrenjak · Zadar Excellent
- Žalić Not classified
- Zaton H.R. 1 · Nin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Zaton H.R. 2 · Nin Not classified
- Ždrijac · Nin Not classified
- Zelena Punta - Jug · Kukljica Not classified
- Zgon · Zadar Not classified
Transitional (lagoon/estuary) 7 sites · 14.3% Excellent
- Donji Karin plaža · Pridraga Not classified
- Kraj Branimirove Obale · Posedarje Not classified
- Meka Draga · Pridraga Not classified
- Obalni potez Jasenice · Jesenice Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Porat · Posedarje Not classified
- Sv. Duh · Posedarje Not classified
- Sveti Nikola · Novigrad 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 Zadar County were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 28 of 91 (30.8%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 0 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 63 had no class. That ranks Zadar County 8 of 8 Croatia counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in Zadar County have the best long-term record?
- 18 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example Arbanasi-Škola, Borik, Bošana. See the ranking.
- Which places in Zadar County have the most official bathing waters?
- Zadar (18, 72.2% Excellent), Nin (8, 37.5% Excellent), Biograd na Moru (5, 60% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Zadar County 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.