Sea swimming in Denmark: 2025 coastal water quality
Denmark reported 917 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 92.1% were classified Excellent — 0.3 points below the 92.4% for all 1,040 bathing waters in the country — and 2 were Poor. 604 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Denmark ranks 4 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 – 1 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 Denmark 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 | 901 | 845 | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2024 | 895 | 844 | 94.3% | 1 |
| 2023 | 890 | 847 | 95.2% | 1 |
| 2022 | 884 | 840 | 95% | 1 |
| 2021 | 870 | 808 | 92.9% | 0 |
| 2020 | 863 | 791 | 91.7% | 2 |
| 2019 | 860 | 763 | 88.7% | 5 |
| 2018 | 853 | 750 | 87.9% | 9 |
| 2017 | 843 | 736 | 87.3% | 9 |
| 2016 | 837 | 734 | 87.7% | 6 |
| 2015 | 832 | 720 | 86.5% | 4 |
Most consistent Excellent sea and coast
604 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.
- 100 METER SV FOR UDLØB AF VESTERBÆK 11 seasons
- 150 M. Ø. FOR MØLLEBÆKKEN 11 seasons
- 200 M NORD FOR STRANDBY HAVN 11 seasons
- 200 M ØST FOR UDLØB FRA NORDKYSTENS R/A 11 seasons
- 200 M. Ø. F. BØNNERUP HAVN 11 seasons
- 25 M SYD FOR HØFDE 90 11 seasons
- 500M NORD FOR AALBÆK 11 seasons
- 500M SYD FOR AALBÆK 11 seasons
- 600 M. S. FOR GRENÅEN 11 seasons
- AALHAMMER BUGT 11 seasons
- ABILDØRE STR., ØST 11 seasons
- ABORG STRAND N 11 seasons
- ÅBYSKOV CAMPING BADEBRO 11 seasons
- AGERSØ 11 seasons
- AGGERTANGE - MELLEM HØFDE 71 OG 72 11 seasons
- AGTRUP VIG 11 seasons
- AJSTRUP STRAND 11 seasons
- ÅKROGEN 11 seasons
- ÅLBÆK STRAND 11 seasons
- ALBUEN 11 seasons
- ALHØJVÆNGE 11 seasons
- ALNOR STRANDPARK 11 seasons
- ALRØ DAMPSKIBSBRO 11 seasons
- ALS ODDE 11 seasons
- AMAGER STRANDPARK, LAGUNEN 11 seasons
- AMAGER STRANDPARK, ØRESUND 11 seasons
- AMTOFT 11 seasons
- ANDKÆR VIG 11 seasons
- ANHOLT, VESTERSTRAND 11 seasons
- ANSLET STRAND 11 seasons
- ÅRBY BADEBRO 11 seasons
- ÅRØ ODDE 11 seasons
- ÅRØSUND BADEHOTEL 11 seasons
- ÅRØSUND, GAMMELBRO CAMPING 11 seasons
- AS VIG 11 seasons
- ASKEBJERG 11 seasons
- ASKØ, VEST FOR AKSØ HAVN 11 seasons
- ASNÆSVÆRKET 11 seasons
- ÅSØ STRAND 11 seasons
- ASSENS NÆS BADEBRO (BF) 11 seasons
- AVBÆK 11 seasons
- BABYLONESKOVEN 11 seasons
- BADEANSTALTEN I AUGUSTENBORG 11 seasons
- BADEANSTALTEN, SKANSEN 11 seasons
- BAG VED HAVN, SEJERØ 11 seasons
- BAGENKOP SOMMERLAND 11 seasons
- BALLEBRO 11 seasons
- BALLEHAGE 11 seasons
- BALLEN 11 seasons
- BALLEN STRANDGÅRD, SYD FOR HAVN 11 seasons
- BANDHOLM BADEANSTALT 11 seasons
- BÅRING STRAND 11 seasons
- BARSØ LANDING 11 seasons
- BELLEVUE 11 seasons
- BELLEVUE STRAND 11 seasons
- BILDSØ STRAND 11 seasons
- BISNAP 11 seasons
- BISSERUP STRAND 11 seasons
- BJERGE OS SUKKERKANALEN 11 seasons
- BJERGE STRAND HV.SANDE 11 seasons
Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025
- HJARBÆK FJORD, HJARBÆK STRANDPARK Poor in 4 of 11 classified seasons
- PRAESTOE FJORD STRAND Poor in 1 of 1 classified seasons
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (18)
- SØNDERKOBBEL Sufficient → Excellent
- ALBUEN Good → Excellent
- AMAGER SYDSTRAND Good → Excellent
- BOLLER MOLE BADEBRO Good → Excellent
- BURVÆNGET Good → Excellent
- DAMSBO STRAND Good → Excellent
- HAVNEBAD KØGE MARINA Sufficient → Good
- HOEVE STRAND VED SKOVEN Good → Excellent
Declined (19)
- ULSTRUP, CAMPINGPLADSEN Excellent → Sufficient
- BJERREGÅRD (RINGKØBING FJORD SYDVEST) Excellent → Good
- BODERNE Excellent → Good
- FALSLED VED MØLLEBÆK Excellent → Good
- HAVNEBADET, STRUER Excellent → Good
- LOVNS BREDNING, ULBJERG STRAND Good → Sufficient
- NORDSTRANDEN Excellent → Good
- ØLSEMAGLE REVLE NORD Excellent → Good
Coastal bathing waters by region
| Region | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Denmark | 253 | 94.9% | 0 |
| Zealand | 208 | 91.8% | 1 |
| Central Denmark | 185 | 90.3% | 1 |
| Capital Region of Denmark | 139 | 88.5% | 0 |
| North Denmark | 132 | 93.9% | 0 |
Regions 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:
- Copenhagen 175 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 Denmark are rated Excellent?
- 845 of 917 (92.1%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
- Which sea and coast in Denmark have the best long-term record?
- 604 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example 100 METER SV FOR UDLØB AF VESTERBÆK, 150 M. Ø. FOR MØLLEBÆKKEN, 200 M NORD FOR STRANDBY HAVN. See the full list.
- Can I check current conditions?
- The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Badevandet.dk. Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.
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