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.
coastal bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
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Map of coastal bathing waters
- 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.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | 123 | 100% | 0 |
| 2024 | 122 | 122 | 100% | 0 |
| 2023 | 120 | 120 | 100% | 0 |
| 2022 | 119 | 119 | 100% | 0 |
| 2021 | 112 | 112 | 100% | 0 |
| 2020 | 112 | 112 | 100% | 0 |
| 2019 | 112 | 112 | 100% | 0 |
| 2018 | 112 | 112 | 100% | 0 |
| 2017 | 111 | 110 | 99.1% | 0 |
| 2016 | 111 | 111 | 100% | 0 |
| 2015 | 111 | 111 | 100% | 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.
- AGIA BARBARA 11 seasons
- AGIA THEKLA 11 seasons
- AGIA TRIADA 11 seasons
- AGIOS ERMOGENIS 11 seasons
- AGIOS EVSTATHIOS 11 seasons
- AGIOS GEORGIOS ALAMANOU 11 seasons
- AGIOS GEORGIOS FRANGOUDI 1 11 seasons
- AGIOS GEORGIOS FRANGOUDI 2 11 seasons
- AIRPORT 11 seasons
- AKTI KYBERNITI 11 seasons
- AKTI OLYMPION A 11 seasons
- AKTI OLYMPION B 11 seasons
- ALOUPOTRYPES 11 seasons
- ALYKES 11 seasons
- AMATHOS 11 seasons
- AMMOS TOU KAMPOURI 11 seasons
- ANAOULIONTAS 11 seasons
- AORATI 11 seasons
- APHRODITE 11 seasons
- ARMONIA 11 seasons
- AVDIMOU 11 seasons
- BOUZI 11 seasons
- CHALABRO 11 seasons
- CORAL BAY 11 seasons
- DASOUDI 11 seasons
- DASOUDI 1 11 seasons
- DASOUDI 2 11 seasons
- DIMOTIKA MPANIA 11 seasons
- ELLINAS 11 seasons
- FAROS 11 seasons
- FAROS 11 seasons
- FOINIKOUDES 1 11 seasons
- FOINIKOUDES 2 11 seasons
- GEROSKIPOU MUNICIPAL BEACH 11 seasons
- GIANNADES 11 seasons
- GLYKI NERO 11 seasons
- KALYMNOS 11 seasons
- KAMPOS TOU SOULIOU 11 seasons
- KANALI POMOU 11 seasons
- KAPHIZIS 11 seasons
- KAPPARI 11 seasons
- KASTELLA 11 seasons
- KATHARI 11 seasons
- KATSARKA 11 seasons
- KOLYMPOS 11 seasons
- KONNOS 11 seasons
- KOTSIAS 11 seasons
- KRYONERI 11 seasons
- LADY'S MILE A 11 seasons
- LADY'S MILE B 11 seasons
- LADY'S MILE C 11 seasons
- LAIKI 11 seasons
- LANDA 11 seasons
- LAOUROU 11 seasons
- LATOYROS 11 seasons
- LIMNARA 11 seasons
- LIMNI ORMIDEIAS 11 seasons
- LOUKKOS TOU MANDI 11 seasons
- LOUMA 11 seasons
- 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
| # | 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 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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