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Sea swimming in Cyprus: 2025 coastal water quality

Cyprus reported 123 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 100% were classified Excellent — the same as the 100% for all 123 bathing waters in the country — and 0 were Poor. 110 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Cyprus ranks 1 by Excellent share.

123

coastal bathing waters

100%

Excellent in 2025

0

Poor in 2025

Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.
Where to check today's status in Cyprus

Department of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

Official bathing season: Not fixed by a published national rule. All Cypriot bathing waters in the EEA dataset are coastal.

Annual EEA classes on this site do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. Those are published by the competent authority. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

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Map of coastal bathing waters

Cyprus: 123 coastal bathing waters by 2025 class. Positions from official EEA coordinates (no background map).
  • Excellent
  • Good
  • Sufficient
  • Poor
  • Not classified

How coastal bathing waters in Cyprus rated since 2015

Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
2025123123100%0
2024122122100%0
2023120120100%0
2022119119100%0
2021112112100%0
2020112112100%0
2019112112100%0
2018112112100%0
201711111099.1%0
2016111111100%0
2015111111100%0

Most consistent Excellent sea and coast

110 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.

  1. AGIA BARBARA 11 seasons
  2. AGIA THEKLA 11 seasons
  3. AGIA TRIADA 11 seasons
  4. AGIOS ERMOGENIS 11 seasons
  5. AGIOS EVSTATHIOS 11 seasons
  6. AGIOS GEORGIOS ALAMANOU 11 seasons
  7. AGIOS GEORGIOS FRANGOUDI 1 11 seasons
  8. AGIOS GEORGIOS FRANGOUDI 2 11 seasons
  9. AIRPORT 11 seasons
  10. AKTI KYBERNITI 11 seasons
  11. AKTI OLYMPION A 11 seasons
  12. AKTI OLYMPION B 11 seasons
  13. ALOUPOTRYPES 11 seasons
  14. ALYKES 11 seasons
  15. AMATHOS 11 seasons
  16. AMMOS TOU KAMPOURI 11 seasons
  17. ANAOULIONTAS 11 seasons
  18. AORATI 11 seasons
  19. APHRODITE 11 seasons
  20. ARMONIA 11 seasons
  21. AVDIMOU 11 seasons
  22. BOUZI 11 seasons
  23. CHALABRO 11 seasons
  24. CORAL BAY 11 seasons
  25. DASOUDI 11 seasons
  26. DASOUDI 1 11 seasons
  27. DASOUDI 2 11 seasons
  28. DIMOTIKA MPANIA 11 seasons
  29. ELLINAS 11 seasons
  30. FAROS 11 seasons
  31. FAROS 11 seasons
  32. FOINIKOUDES 1 11 seasons
  33. FOINIKOUDES 2 11 seasons
  34. GEROSKIPOU MUNICIPAL BEACH 11 seasons
  35. GIANNADES 11 seasons
  36. GLYKI NERO 11 seasons
  37. KALYMNOS 11 seasons
  38. KAMPOS TOU SOULIOU 11 seasons
  39. KANALI POMOU 11 seasons
  40. KAPHIZIS 11 seasons
  41. KAPPARI 11 seasons
  42. KASTELLA 11 seasons
  43. KATHARI 11 seasons
  44. KATSARKA 11 seasons
  45. KOLYMPOS 11 seasons
  46. KONNOS 11 seasons
  47. KOTSIAS 11 seasons
  48. KRYONERI 11 seasons
  49. LADY'S MILE A 11 seasons
  50. LADY'S MILE B 11 seasons
  51. LADY'S MILE C 11 seasons
  52. LAIKI 11 seasons
  53. LANDA 11 seasons
  54. LAOUROU 11 seasons
  55. LATOYROS 11 seasons
  56. LIMNARA 11 seasons
  57. LIMNI ORMIDEIAS 11 seasons
  58. LOUKKOS TOU MANDI 11 seasons
  59. LOUMA 11 seasons
  60. LOUMA 11 seasons

Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025

None of the 123 coastal bathing waters in Cyprus was classified Poor in 2025.

Sea and coast compared across Europe

#CountrySitesExcellentPoor
1Cyprus123100%0
2Greece1,73397.1%0
3Bulgaria9296.7%0
4Denmark91792.1%2
5Spain1,92592%10
6Portugal48792%3
7Italy4,78290%65
8Germany34689.3%0
9Malta8788.5%0
10Croatia95788.3%0
11Romania4883.3%0
12Ireland13879.7%1
13Netherlands8278%0
14France2,03576.3%35
15Sweden26874.3%4
16Poland14967.8%0
17Belgium4163.4%0
18Finland7855.1%2
19Estonia3040%2
20Albania11315.9%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 Cyprus are rated Excellent?
123 of 123 (100%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
Which sea and coast in Cyprus have the best long-term record?
110 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example AGIA BARBARA, AGIA THEKLA, AGIA TRIADA. See the full list.
Can I check current conditions?
The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Bathing water quality (Department of Environment). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.

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