Germany · state · official name Niedersachsen
Bathing water quality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Lower Saxony has 273 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (213 lake, 40 coastal, 14 transitional (lagoon/estuary) and 6 river). 87.2% were classified Excellent — 3.7 points below the 90.9% across Germany — and 0 were Poor. By administrative district, the Excellent share is highest in Braunschweig (90.9% of 33) and lowest in Hannover (77.8% of 45). 192 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badegewässerqualität in Niedersachsen
Von 273 offiziellen EU-Badestellen in Niedersachsen waren 2025 87,2 % „ausgezeichnet“; Zahl der als „mangelhaft“ eingestuften Badestellen: 0.
273
official bathing waters
87.2%
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 Lower Saxony
Excellent 238Good 26Sufficient 7Poor 0Not classified 2
Lower Saxony by administrative district
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 2 administrative districts that contain their reported coordinates.
| Administrative district | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weser-Ems | 125 | 110 (88%) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lüneburg | 70 | 63 (90%) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannover | 45 | 35 (77.8%) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Braunschweig | 33 | 30 (90.9%) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sea, lakes and rivers in Lower Saxony
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 40 | 38 (95%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Transitional (lagoon/estuary) | 14 | 7 (50%) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake | 213 | 190 (89.2%) | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| River | 6 | 3 (50%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
192 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.
- ALFSEE DUBBELAU SEE 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- ALTE WESER IN DREYE 11 seasons · Hannover
- ALTWARMBUECHENER SEE ISERNHAGEN 11 seasons · Hannover
- ALTWARMBUECHENER SEE LHH 11 seasons · Hannover
- ALVESER SEE EITZENDORF 11 seasons · Hannover
- BADESEE CAMPINGPLATZ BRUMUND CONNEFORDE 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE CAMPINGPLATZ DELGER NORDLOH 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE CAMPINGPLATZ HASELUENNE 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE ERHOLUNGSGEBIET QUENDORF 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE FREDENBECK 11 seasons · Lüneburg
- BADESEE FREIZEITGELAENDE ASTEDERFELD 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE GROSSSANDER 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE GROTEGASTE 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE HALEN HALEN 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE HARTENSBERGSEE 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE HEEDE DOERPEN 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE HOHENBOEKENER MOOR BOOKHOLZBERG 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE HOLTGASTE 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE IDASEE 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE IHLER MEER IHLOWERFEHN 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE IM HUETTENSEE PARK MEISSENDORF 11 seasons · Lüneburg
- BADESEE KARLSHOF 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE KLEIN WANGEROOGE BANTER SEE 11 seasons · Weser-Ems
- BADESEE KRUMMENDEICH 11 seasons · Lüneburg
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 273 official bathing waters in Lower Saxony was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (10)
- INSELSEE DLRG STATION Sufficient → Excellent
- BADEINSEL IM STEINHUDER MEER Sufficient → Good
- BARUMER SEE Good → Excellent
- DUEMMER SEE LEMBRUCH BIRKENALLEE Good → Excellent
- FREIBAD BARBIS Good → Excellent
- FREIZEITANLAGE SANDER SEE Good → Excellent
- NORDSEESTRAND HARLESIEL Good → Excellent
- WESERBADESTELLE JULIUSPLATE Sufficient → Good
Declined (8)
- BADESTELLE GLISSEN KLEINENHEERSE Excellent → Good
- BADESTRAND WEISSE DUENE MARDORF Excellent → Good
- BLENDER SEE Excellent → Good
- NATURSEE AN DER BORSUMER STRASSE Excellent → Good
- NATURSEE GROSSES MEER Good → Sufficient
- NORDSEEBAD OTTERNDORF STRANDBAD Excellent → Good
- NORDSEESTRAND NESSMERSIEL Good → Sufficient
- WESERSTRAND SANDSTEDT Good → Sufficient
How Lower Saxony 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 | 271 | 238 | 87.8% | 0 |
| 2024 | 269 | 236 | 87.7% | 0 |
| 2023 | 269 | 239 | 88.8% | 0 |
| 2022 | 269 | 245 | 91.1% | 0 |
| 2021 | 269 | 243 | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2020 | 266 | 245 | 92.1% | 2 |
| 2019 | 263 | 241 | 91.6% | 2 |
| 2018 | 263 | 240 | 91.3% | 0 |
| 2017 | 263 | 245 | 93.2% | 0 |
| 2016 | 263 | 237 | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2015 | 260 | 238 | 91.5% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Lower Saxony
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 | Administrative district | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuxhaven | Lüneburg | 7 | 7 (100%) | 0 |
| Schillig | Weser-Ems | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Clausthal-Zellerfeld | Braunschweig | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Norderney | Weser-Ems | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Bad Zwischenahn | Weser-Ems | 5 | 4 (80%) | 0 |
| Rhede | Weser-Ems | 5 | 4 (80%) | 0 |
| Borkum | Weser-Ems | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Langeoog | Weser-Ems | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Wiefelstede | Weser-Ems | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Otterndorf | Lüneburg | 4 | 3 (75%) | 0 |
| Papenburg | Weser-Ems | 4 | 3 (75%) | 0 |
| Hüde | Hannover | 4 | 1 (25%) | 0 |
| Bad Lauterberg im Harz | Braunschweig | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Butjadingen | Weser-Ems | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Gartow | Lüneburg | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
All 273 official bathing waters in Lower Saxony
Grouped by administrative district, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
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Weser-Ems 125 sites · 88% Excellent
- ALFSEE DUBBELAU SEE · Rieste Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE CAMPINGPLATZ BRUMUND CONNEFORDE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE CAMPINGPLATZ DELGER NORDLOH · Barßel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE CAMPINGPLATZ HASELUENNE · Haselünne Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE CAMPINGPLATZ PRANGENWEG PAPENBURG Good
- BADESEE ERHOLUNGSGEBIET QUENDORF · Schüttorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE ERHOLUNGSGEBIET WILSUM · Uelsen Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- BADESEE FREIZEITGELAENDE ASTEDERFELD · Zetel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE GREETSIEL Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- BADESEE GROSSSANDER · Westerstede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE GROTEGASTE · Weener Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE HALEN HALEN · Emstek Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE HARTENSBERGSEE · Goldenstedt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE HEEDE DOERPEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE HOHENBOEKENER MOOR BOOKHOLZBERG · Hude Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE HOLTGASTE · Jemgum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE IDASEE · Ostrhauderfehn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE IHLER MEER IHLOWERFEHN · Aurich Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE KARLSHOF · Apen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE KLEIN WANGEROOGE BANTER SEE · Wilhelmshaven Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE NETHEN STRAND · Wiefelstede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE SCHORTENS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE SIEDLUNG BRANDORF MOLLBERG · Wiefelstede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE STEENFELDE WESTOVERLEDINGEN · Papenburg Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- BADESEE STICKHAUSEN JUEMME · Detern Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE VEENHUSEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE VOELLEN · Papenburg Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- BADESEEN AMMERLAND OASEN DRINGENBURG · Wiefelstede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEEN SEEPARK LEHE · Wiefelstede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESTELLE BUHL ACTIVITY · Schillig Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- BADESTELLE DORF WANGERLAND Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- BADESTELLE FALKENSTEINSEE FALKENBURG · Ganderkesee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESTELLE HELMSTEDER STRASSE Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- BADESTELLE NEERMOOR SAUTELER WEG · Veenhusen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAGGERSEE HOLSTERFELDSTRASSE SALZBERGEN · Rheine Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAGGERSEE SCHLAGBRUECKENER WEG · Meppen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BLANKENBURGER SEE · Oldenburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BLAUE LAGUNE TWIST Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BLAUER SEE LUENNE · Lünne Good
- CAMPINGPLATZBADESEE ASCHENBECK · Dötlingen Sufficient
- DANKERNSEE · Haren Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ERIKASEE · Esterwegen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FKK BAD BORKUM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBAD DRIEFELER ESCH · Zetel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBAD TONKUHLE · Vechta Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIZEITANLAGE DOORNKAATSWEG · Berumbur Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIZEITANLAGE SANDER SEE · Sande Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- FREIZEITANLAGE TANNENHAUSEN STADT AURICH Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIZEITANLAGE TIMMELER MEER · Neukamperfehn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIZEITCLUB GRABSTEDERFELD EV KIESGRUBE · Bockhorn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIZEITSEE WIETMARSCHEN OST · Lohne Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HEIDESEE BAGGERSEE · Holdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HERZOGSEE · Walchum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HOLLENER SEE · Ostrhauderfehn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- JADEBUSENSTRAND ECKWARDERHOERNE · Butjadingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- JADEBUSENSTRAND SEHESTEDT Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- JUGENDBAD BORKUM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KIESSEE BERUM SAMTGEMEINDE HAGE · Berumbur Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KLEINER BORNHORSTER SEE · Oldenburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KOMMUNALER BADESTRAND DANGAST · Varel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRONENSEE · Laar Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LUENNER SEE · Lünne Good
- MAHLBUSEN VORFLUTERBECKEN KNOCK Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NATURBAD DARNSEE · Bramsche Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NATURBAD KLEINES MEER HIEVE MARIENWEHR · Hinte Good
- NATURBAD NEURHEDE EICHENSTRASSE · Rhede Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- NATURBAD OTTERMEER · Wiesmoor Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NATURBAD SURFSEE BOKEL · Papenburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NATURBADEPLATZ WESTERHOLT · Wardenburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NATURSEE AN DER BORSUMER STRASSE · Rhede Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- NATURSEE GROSSES MEER · Wirdum Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- NATURSEE IN BRUAL POLLERTSTRASSE · Rhede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEE DOLLART DYKSTERHAUSEN BOHRINSEL · Petkum Sufficient
- NORDSEE STRANDBAD IM WESTEN WANGEROOGE · Nordseeheilbad Wangerooge Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEE SUEDSTRAND WILHELMSHAVEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEEBAD SCHILLIG CAMPINGPLATZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND BALTRUM · Langeoog Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND BURHAVE · Butjadingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND DETMOLD NORDERNEY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND DORNUMERSIEL · Dornum Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND ESENS BENSERSIEL Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND HARLESIEL · Neuharlingersiel Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- NORDSEESTRAND HAUPTBAD I LANGEOOG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND HAUPTBAD SPIEKEROOG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND HAUPTBAD WANGEROOGE · Nordseeheilbad Wangerooge Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND HOOKSIEL FKK STRAND · Schillig Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND HOOKSIEL HUNDESTRAND · Schillig Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND HOOKSIEL TEXTILSTRAND · Schillig Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND HORUMERSIEL · Schillig Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND LOOGBAD JUIST Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND NESSMERSIEL · Dornum Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- NORDSEESTRAND NEUHARLINGERSIEL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND NORDBAD NORDERNEY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND NORDDEICH Good
- NORDSEESTRAND OASE NORDERNEY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND OSTBAD JUIST Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND OSTBAD LANGEOOG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND TOSSENS · Butjadingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND UPLEWARD · Pewsum Good
- NORDSEESTRAND WEISSE DUENE NORDERNEY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND WESTBAD JUIST Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND WESTBAD LANGEOOG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND WESTBAD NORDERNEY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSTRAND BORKUM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SEEPARK EIKEN WALCHUM Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- SPEICHERBECKEN GEESTE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SPIEKSEE RHEDE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SUEDSTRAND BORKUM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- THUELSFELDER TALSPERRE · Garrel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TUNXDORFER WALDSEE · Rhede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UPHUSER MEER · Petkum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WALDBAD KIESGRUBE FRIEDEBURG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WESERBADESTELLE ELSFLETHER SAND · Elsfleth Not classified
- WESERBADESTELLE JULIUSPLATE · Neuenkirchen Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- WESERBADESTELLE OBERHAMMELWARDEN NORD · Elsfleth Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WESERBADESTELLE OBERHAMMELWARDEN SUED · Elsfleth Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WESERSTRAND KAESEBURG · Brake (Unterweser) Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- WESERSTRAND KLEINENSIEL · Nordenham Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- WESTRITTRUMER SEE · Großenkneten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WOLDSEE · Oldenburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ZWISCHENAHNER MEER BADEST DREIBERGEN · Bad Zwischenahn Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- ZWISCHENAHNER MEER BADEST ROSTRUP · Bad Zwischenahn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ZWISCHENAHNER MEER BADESTBAD ZWISCHENAHN · Bad Zwischenahn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ZWISCHENAHNER MEER JUGENDHERBERGE · Bad Zwischenahn Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- ZWISCHENAHNER MEER OELTJEN HALFSTEDE · Bad Zwischenahn Good
Lüneburg 70 sites · 90% Excellent
- BADESEE FREDENBECK · Kutenholz Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE IM HUETTENSEE PARK MEISSENDORF · Winsen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE KRUMMENDEICH · Oederquart Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE OBEROHE · Faßberg Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- BADESEE SOMMERCAMP OTTERNDORF Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESTELLE AUF DEM CAMPINGPLATZ SILBERSEE · Celle Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESTELLE ROSIENER SEE Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- BADESTELLE ZEETZE · Neu Darchau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADETEICH HOLM SEPPENSEN · Handeloh Good
- BADETEICH RAMELSLOH · Marxen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BARUMER SEE · Barum Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- BLENDER SEE Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- BULLENSEE · Kirchwalsede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ELBESTRANDBAD CUXHAVEN ALTENBRUCH Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- ESSELER BADESEE · Essel Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- FLOEGELNER SEE · Drangstedt Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- FREIZEIT UND ERHOLUNGSANLAGE LANGLINGER SCHLEUSE · Langlingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GARTOWER SEE BADESTRAND · Gartow Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GARTOWER SEE SURFSTRAND · Gartow Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GOLDBERGSEE OHLENSTEDT · Hambergen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HAMME NEU HELGOLAND · Worpswede Good
- HARDAUSEE HOESSERINGEN AUFSICHTSTURM · Suderburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HARDAUSEE HOESSERINGEN HOEHE KIOSK · Suderburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HARRIERSAND · Brake (Unterweser) Good
- HEMMOOR HEIDESTRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- INSELSEE DLRG STATION · Scharnebeck Excellent Sufficient → Excellent since 2024
- KUESTENBADEORT DORUM NEUFELD CAMPINGPLATZ · Midlum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KUESTENBADEORT DORUM NEUFELD VORM WELLENBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAASCHER SEE BADESTELLE II · Gartow Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MARITIMSEE OHLENSTEDT · Hambergen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NATURSEE HODENHAGEN Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- NORDSEEBAD OTTERNDORF SEE ACHTERN DIEK Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEEBAD OTTERNDORF STRANDBAD Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- NORDSEEBAD OTTERNDORF SUEDSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND CAPPEL NEUFELD · Nordholz Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND DOESE · Cuxhaven Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND DUHNEN KURVERWALTUNG · Cuxhaven Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND DUHNEN RETTUNGSSTATION · Cuxhaven Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND GRIMMERSHOERN BUCHT · Cuxhaven Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND SAHLENBURG WATTWAGEN · Cuxhaven Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND SAHLENBURG WERNERWALDSTRASSE · Cuxhaven Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDSEESTRAND SPIEKA NEUFELD · Nordholz Good
- NORDSEESTRAND WREMEN Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- OLDENSTAEDTER SEE BADESTRAND KIOSK HINTEN · Uelzen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OLDENSTAEDTER SEE BADESTRAND KIOSK VORN · Uelzen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OLDENSTAEDTER SEE STRAND OLDENSTADT MITTE · Uelzen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTE SEE · Neuhaus an der Oste Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OTTERSTEDTER SEE · Ottersberg Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- OYTER SEE · Oyten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PULVERMUEHLENTEICH MECKELFELD · Seevetal Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- QUELLSEE OHLENSTEDT · Hambergen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- REIHERSEE LUEDERSHAUSEN · Brietlingen Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- RETHEMER FAEHRSEE CAMPINGPLATZ · Rethem Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SEE IM GROSSEN MOORBEZ ZUVOR MASCHENER SEE · Stelle Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SEE IM MASCHENER MOOR SUEDL RICHT B4 · Stelle Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SIEVERNER SEE · Dorum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SILBERSEE BRUNDORF · Schwanewede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SILBERSEE WEHDEL · Beverstedt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SPADENER SEE · Schiffdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STEDEBERGER SEE · Dörverden Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STEDENER SEE · Axstedt Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- STOTELER SEE · Loxstedt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STRANDBAD DORFMARK · Bad Fallingbostel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STRANDBAD DUESHORN · Walsrode Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STRANDBAD OVELGOENNE · Hambühren Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SUEDSEEKAMP WIETZENDORF Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SUMTER SEE BADESTELLE HAAR · Neu Darchau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WEICHELSEE · Rotenburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WESERSTRAND SANDSTEDT Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- ZUM MUEHLENBACH HARBER · Soltau Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
Hannover 45 sites · 77.8% Excellent
- ALTE WESER IN DREYE · Riede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ALTWARMBUECHENER SEE ISERNHAGEN · Lahe Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ALTWARMBUECHENER SEE LHH · Lahe Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ALVESER SEE EITZENDORF · Hilgermissen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADEINSEL IM STEINHUDER MEER · Hagenburg Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- BADESTELLE GLISSEN KLEINENHEERSE · Ovenstädt Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- BADESTRAND WEISSE DUENE MARDORF · Hagenburg Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- BIRKENSEE · Laatzen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BOLLWERDER SEE · Landesbergen Not classified
- DIE ROLLE NIENBURG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DOKTORSEE · Rinteln Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DUEMMER SEE HUEDE · Hüde Good
- DUEMMER SEE LEMBRUCH BIRKENALLEE · Hüde Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- DUEMMER SEE LEMBRUCH MARISSA · Hüde Good
- DUEMMER SEE LEMBRUCH SEESTRASSE · Hüde Good
- ERHOLUNGSGEBIET GIFTENER SEE · Sarstedt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBAD BLAUER SEE · Auf der Horst Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBAD FRANZ SEE MANDELSLOH Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HAEMELSEE ANDERTEN · Rethem Sufficient
- HEMMINGEN STRANDBAD HEMMINGEN · Döhren Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HOHNSEN SEE · Hildesheim Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- HUFEISENSEE · Isernhagen-Süd Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- HUMBOLDT SEE WALLENSEN · Duingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- IRENENSEE DAHRENHORST · Uetze Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- KIESSEE HEISEDE · Sarstedt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KIESTEICH BORDENAU · Neustadt am Rübenberge Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KIESTEICH METEL · Neustadt am Rübenberge Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KIRCHHORSTSEE · Lahe Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LEHRTE WALDSEE OT HAEMELERWALD · Arpke Good
- LOHNDER KIESTEICH · Seelze Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MASCHSEEBAD · Waldhausen Good
- NATELSHEIDESEE BISSENDORF · Isernhagen Farster Bauerschaft Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NATURFREIBAD EYSTRUP EV Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PARKSEE LOHNE · Isernhagen Farster Bauerschaft Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RICKLINGER BAD · Ricklingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RICKLINGER DREIECKTEICH · Ricklingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RICKLINGER SIEBENMETERTEICH · Döhren Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SILBERSEE LANGENHAGEN · Sahlkamp Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SILBERSEE STUHR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SONNENSEE HANNOVER · Misburg-Nord Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SPRINGHORSTSEE · Isernhagen Farster Bauerschaft Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STELLER SEE GROSSMACKENSTEDT · Stuhr Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TONKUHLE BLAUER KAMP · Hildesheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WALDSEE KRAEHENWINKEL · Langenhagen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WELLIER KOLK · Landesbergen Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
Braunschweig 33 sites · 90.9% Excellent
- ALLERSEE · Wolfsburg Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- BADESEE VECHELDE BETTMAR FREIBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADETEICH SCHLADEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BERNSTEINSEE · Sassenburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EIXER SEE · Peine Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ERIKASEE WILSCHE · Wagenhoff Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBAD BARBIS · Bad Lauterberg im Harz Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- FUEMMELSEE · Wolfenbüttel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HEIDBERGSEE NORD · Südstadt Good
- HEIDBERGSEE SUED · Südstadt Good
- INNERSTETALSPERRE · Langelsheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- JUESSEE · Herzberg am Harz Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KENNELBAD I · Gartenstadt Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- KENNELBAD II · Wilhelmitor - Süd Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- KIEFHOELZER TEICH · Clausthal-Zellerfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KIESSEE EDEMISSEN WEHNSEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KIESSEE EDEMISSEN WIPSHAUSEN · Didderse Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- KIESSEE STADT NORTHEIM Sufficient
- KUTTELBACHER TEICH · Wildemann Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OBERER GRUMBACHER TEICH · Clausthal-Zellerfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OBERER HAUSHERZBERGER TEICH · Clausthal-Zellerfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ODERTALSPERRE · Bad Lauterberg im Harz Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OKERTALSPERRE · Altenau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PFANNTEICH · Hohenhameln Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PIXHAIER TEICH · Clausthal-Zellerfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PRIORTEICH · Walkenried Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- SALZGITTERSEE · Lengede Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SEEBURGER SEE · Seeburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STRANDBAD KNESEBECK · Wittingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TANKUMSEE · Isenbüttel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WENDEBACHSTAUSEE · Rosdorf Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- WIESENBEKER TEICH · Bad Lauterberg im Harz Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ZIEGENBERGER TEICH · Clausthal-Zellerfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Compared with other states in Germany
| # | State | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 39 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Brandenburg | 249 | 95.6% | 0 |
| 3 | Hesse | 61 | 95.1% | 0 |
| 4 | Bavaria | 378 | 93.1% | 1 |
| 5 | Thuringia | 39 | 92.3% | 0 |
| 6 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 296 | 92.2% | 0 |
| 7 | Baden-Württemberg | 308 | 90.3% | 2 |
| 8 | Saxony-Anhalt | 72 | 90.3% | 0 |
| 9 | Schleswig-Holstein | 330 | 89.4% | 0 |
| 10 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 66 | 89.4% | 0 |
| 11 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 117 | 88% | 0 |
| 12 | Lower Saxony | 273 | 87.2% | 0 |
| 13 | Saxony | 32 | 81.3% | 0 |
| 14 | Hamburg | 16 | 81.3% | 0 |
States 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 Lower Saxony were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 238 of 273 (87.2%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 26 were Good, 7 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 2 had no class. That ranks Lower Saxony 12 of 14 Germany states by Excellent share.
- Which administrative district of Lower Saxony has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Braunschweig: 90.9% of its 33 sites were Excellent in 2025. Lüneburg follows with 90%. Only administrative districts with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches and lakes in Lower Saxony have the best long-term record?
- 192 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ALFSEE DUBBELAU SEE, ALTE WESER IN DREYE, ALTWARMBUECHENER SEE ISERNHAGEN. See the ranking.
- Which places in Lower Saxony have the most official bathing waters?
- Cuxhaven (7, 100% Excellent), Schillig (6, 100% Excellent), Clausthal-Zellerfeld (5, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Lower Saxony rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Lower Saxony bathing-water atlas (NLGA), run by Lower Saxony State Health Office (NLGA), and on signs at the water. The annual EEA class does not include temporary bans or algae warnings.
Germany overview · All states of Germany · Bathing waters near Hamburg · Bathing season dates
Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Germany, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and administrative district 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 Germany. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.