Denmark · region · official name Nordjylland
Bathing water quality in North Denmark, Denmark
North Denmark has 143 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (132 coastal and 11 lake). 94.4% were classified Excellent — 2 points above the 92.4% across Denmark — and 0 were Poor. 94 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badevandskvalitet i Nordjylland
Af 143 officielle EU-badesteder i Nordjylland var 94,4 % »udmærket« i 2025; antal badesteder med »ringe«: 0.
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143
official bathing waters
94.4%
Excellent in 2025
0
Poor in 2025
Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Map of official bathing waters in North Denmark
Excellent 135Good 6Poor 0Not classified 2
Sea, lakes and rivers in North Denmark
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 132 | 124 (93.9%) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lake | 11 | 11 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
94 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.
- 200 M NORD FOR STRANDBY HAVN 11 seasons
- 25 M SYD FOR HØFDE 90 11 seasons
- 500M NORD FOR AALBÆK 11 seasons
- 500M SYD FOR AALBÆK 11 seasons
- AGGERTANGE - MELLEM HØFDE 71 OG 72 11 seasons
- AMTOFT 11 seasons
- BISNAP 11 seasons
- BLOKHUS STRAND 11 seasons
- BRAMSLEV BAKKER 11 seasons
- BRATTEN STRAND 11 seasons
- BUNKEN STRAND 11 seasons
- DOKKEDAL UD FOR STEJLGABET 11 seasons
- DOVERODDE 11 seasons
- EGENSE BADESTRAND 11 seasons
- EJERSLEV LYNG 11 seasons
- EJSTRUP STRAND 11 seasons
- ERTEBØLLE STRAND 11 seasons
- FÆRGEHAGEN, MARIAGER 11 seasons
- FERIEBYEN 50 M NORD FOR KNOLDEBÆK 11 seasons
- FJORDBAD NIBE LYSTBÅDEHAVN 11 seasons
- FØRBY SØ 11 seasons
- FR.HAVN, RØNNERNE - NORD FOR RØNNERHAVNEN 11 seasons
- GL. SKAGEN 11 seasons
- GLENSTRUP SØ 11 seasons
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 143 official bathing waters in North Denmark was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (2)
- STAVN Good → Excellent
- TREND STRAND, GL. AMTSVEJ 30 Sufficient → Good
Declined (0)
None.
How North 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 | 141 | 135 | 95.7% | 0 |
| 2024 | 141 | 134 | 95% | 0 |
| 2023 | 139 | 135 | 97.1% | 0 |
| 2022 | 139 | 132 | 95% | 0 |
| 2021 | 136 | 130 | 95.6% | 0 |
| 2020 | 136 | 128 | 94.1% | 0 |
| 2019 | 135 | 113 | 83.7% | 0 |
| 2018 | 135 | 114 | 84.4% | 2 |
| 2017 | 134 | 109 | 81.3% | 3 |
| 2016 | 133 | 107 | 80.5% | 4 |
| 2015 | 133 | 110 | 82.7% | 1 |
Places with the most bathing waters in North Denmark
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nørresundby | 6 | 5 (83.3%) | 0 |
| Ålbæk | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Hals | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Løkken | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Nibe | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Nykøbing Mors | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Thisted | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Byrum | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Frederikshavn | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Hirtshals | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Hobro | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Klitmøller | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Sæby | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Skagen | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Hurup | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 0 |
All 143 official bathing waters in North Denmark
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 143 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Coastal 132 sites · 93.9% Excellent
- 200 M NORD FOR STRANDBY HAVN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- 200 M S FOR NIBE HAVN Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- 25 M SYD FOR HØFDE 90 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- 500M NORD FOR AALBÆK · Ålbæk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- 500M SYD FOR AALBÆK · Ålbæk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AGGERTANGE - MELLEM HØFDE 71 OG 72 · Thyborøn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AMTOFT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ATTRUP HAVN · Brovst Not classified
- BISNAP · Hals Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BJØRNDRUP · Nykøbing Mors Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- BLOKHUS STRAND · Pandrup Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BRAMSLEV BAKKER · Hobro Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BRATTEN STRAND · Strandby Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BUNKEN STRAND · Ålbæk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DOKKEDAL UD FOR STEJLGABET Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DOVERODDE · Hurup Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DRAGSTRUP VIG Good
- EGENSE BADESTRAND · Hals Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EGHOLM KYST · Nørresundby Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- EJERSLEV LYNG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EJSTRUP STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ERTEBØLLE STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FÆRGEHAGEN, MARIAGER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FERIEBYEN 50 M NORD FOR KNOLDEBÆK Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FISKE- OG BADEBRO LINDHOLM · Nørresundby Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- FJORDBAD NIBE LYSTBÅDEHAVN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FR.HAVN, RØNNERNE - NORD FOR RØNNERHAVNEN · Frederikshavn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GERÅ STRAND Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- GJØL HAVN S.V. FOR MOLE Not classified
- GL. SKAGEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GRØNHØJ STRAND · Løkken Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HALBJERG-VANGEN SYD FOR GRØFT · Frederikshavn Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- HASLEVGAARDE BAKKER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HASLEVGAARDE STRAND Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- HEDEBO CAMPING · Sæby Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HELBERSKOV Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HELLIGSØ DRAG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HESSEL Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- HESTESKOEN · Vodskov Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- HOU BADESTRAND · Hals Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- HOU HAVNEBAD Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- HULHØJ Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- HULSIG V/KARREDVEJ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HUSMODERSTRANDEN · Hirtshals Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HVALPSUND STRAND Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- ILLERISØRE STRAND Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- JERUP STRAND, UD FOR FREDBORGVEJ · Ålbæk Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- KÆRGÅRD · Hurup Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KÅGLANDING Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- KANDESTEDERNE · Ålbæk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KARBY Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- KIRKEBUGT, VEST FOR ØSTERBY HAVN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KJUL STRAND · Hirtshals Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KLIM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KLITMØLLER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KONGSDAL · Assens Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LENDRUP STRAND · Løgstør Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- LILD STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LIMFJORDEN VESTRE FJORDPARK · Nørresundby Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- LINDHOLM BRYGGE · Nørresundby Good
- LINDHOLM STRANDPARK · Nørresundby Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- LIVØ ØST Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LØGSTØR FRILUFTSBAD Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- LØNSTRUP, N FOR NORDLIG HØFDE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LOVNS STRAND Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- LYNGBY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MELLEM MARENMØLLE BÆK OG LYSTBÅDEHAVNEN · Mariager Good
- MØLLESTENEN, TORNDRUP STRAND · Hals Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NAVET, HALKÆR BREDNING · Nibe Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDRE STRANDVEJ, UD FOR NEDKØRSEL · Løkken Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSTRAND, SYDLIGE AFGRÆNS. (PALMESTRANDEN) · Frederikshavn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSTRANDEN · Byrum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NØRLEV STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NOVOSTRANDEN - Ø.HURUP V/"NOVO-AREALET" Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NR. LYNGBY STRAND · Løkken Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NR. VORUPØR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NR. VORUPØR HAVBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NY STRANDVEJ, UD FOR NEDKØRSLEN · Løkken Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OFFENTLIG STRAND DOKKEDALVEJ 102 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ØRDING Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ØSTENKROGEN - HAVNEN I Ø.HURUP Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ØSTERSTRAND · Nykøbing Mors Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ØSTRE HAVN · Aalborg Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- REFSHAMMER · Nykøbing Mors Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- RØDHUS STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RØNBJERG STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SÆBY NORDSTRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SALLINGSUND CAMPING · Nykøbing Mors Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SALTUM STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SENNELS · Thisted Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SILDEHAGEN · Hobro Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- SILLERSLEV HAVN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SILLERSLEV SOMMERHUSOMRÅDE Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- SKAGEN SØNDRE STRAND,V.VIPPEFYR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SKAGEN SYD, V/DAMSTEDVEJ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SKIVEREN STRAND,SYD FOR SKIVERRENDEN Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- SKRANDERUP Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SKYUM ØSTERSTRAND Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- SLETTE STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SØBUGTEN Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SØNDERGÅRD, ØSLØS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SØNDERKLIT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STAVN Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- STENBJERG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STISTRUP STRAND · Farsø Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- STORE NØRREKLIT · Sæby Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- STRANDHOTEL THISTED Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- SUNDSØRE STRAND · Hinnerup Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SVINKLØV STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SYD FOR "BADEBY" ASÅ HAVN Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- SYD FOR VESTERØ HAVN · Byrum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SYRBUGT, UD FOR P-PLADS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TÆBRING Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- THISTED CAMPING Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- THISTED SØBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- THYBORØN KANAL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TORNBY STRAND · Hirtshals Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TRANUM STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TREND STRAND, GL. AMTSVEJ 30 Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- TREND STRAND, VIBORGVEJ 552B Good
- TVERSTED STRAND, 500M ØST FOR NEDKØRSEL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TVERSTED STRAND, UD FOR NEDKØRSEL Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- UGGERBY STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- V CAMPINGPLADS SV FOR NIBE Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- VESTER LANGELAND, MOU (4261) · Hals Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VESTERØ, KONGEVEJEN · Byrum Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- VESTRE FJORDPARK · Nørresundby Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- VIGSØ · Hanstholm Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VILDSUND ØST Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- VILDSUND VEST Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VISBY · Hurup Good
- VOERSÅ DÆMNING VED SANDBANKE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Lake 11 sites · 100% Excellent
- FØRBY SØ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GLENSTRUP SØ · Svenstrup Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GLENSTRUP SØ - HOLMGAARD · Hobro Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HORNUM SØ · Støvring Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MADUM SØ · Skørping Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NAVNSØ Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- NORS SØ · Klitmøller Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SJØRUP SØ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SNÆBUM SØ · Nørager Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STORE ØKSSØ · Arden Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VANDET SØ · Klitmøller Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Compared with other regions in Denmark
| # | Region | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Denmark | 264 | 95.1% | 0 |
| 2 | North Denmark | 143 | 94.4% | 0 |
| 3 | Zealand | 226 | 92% | 1 |
| 4 | Central Denmark | 252 | 90.9% | 1 |
| 5 | Capital Region of Denmark | 155 | 89% | 0 |
Regions 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 North Denmark were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 135 of 143 (94.4%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 6 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 2 had no class. That ranks North Denmark 2 of 5 Denmark regions by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in North Denmark have the best long-term record?
- 94 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example 200 M NORD FOR STRANDBY HAVN, 25 M SYD FOR HØFDE 90, 500M NORD FOR AALBÆK. See the ranking.
- Which places in North Denmark have the most official bathing waters?
- Nørresundby (6, 83.3% Excellent), Ålbæk (5, 100% Excellent), Hals (5, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in North Denmark rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Badevandet.dk (Danish EPA (Miljøstyrelsen) and the municipalities). 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 Denmark, 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 Denmark. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.