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Bathing water quality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Schleswig-Holstein has 330 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (159 coastal, 158 lake, 12 river and 1 transitional (lagoon/estuary)). 89.4% were classified Excellent — 1.5 points below the 90.9% across Germany — and 0 were Poor. By district, the Excellent share is highest in Herzogtum Lauenburg (100% of 22) and lowest in Ostholstein (76.3% of 38). 219 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badegewässerqualität in Schleswig-Holstein
Von 330 offiziellen EU-Badestellen in Schleswig-Holstein waren 2025 89,4 % „ausgezeichnet“; Zahl der als „mangelhaft“ eingestuften Badestellen: 0.
330
official bathing waters
89.4%
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 Schleswig-Holstein
Excellent 295Good 24Sufficient 2Poor 0Not classified 9
Schleswig-Holstein by district
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 3 districts that contain their reported coordinates.
| District | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 77 | 70 (90.9%) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Plön | 53 | 52 (98.1%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schleswig-Flensburg | 40 | 32 (80%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ostholstein | 38 | 29 (76.3%) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nordfriesland | 33 | 31 (93.9%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Segeberg | 26 | 23 (88.5%) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herzogtum Lauenburg | 22 | 22 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dithmarschen | 9 | 8 (88.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 6 | 5 (83.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 6 | 5 (83.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stormarn | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinneberg | 5 | 4 (80%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steinburg | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sea, lakes and rivers in Schleswig-Holstein
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 159 | 136 (85.5%) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Transitional (lagoon/estuary) | 1 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake | 158 | 148 (93.7%) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| River | 12 | 10 (83.3%) | 1 | 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
219 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.
- AHRENSEE ACHTERWEHR 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- ARENHOLZER SEE LUERSCHAU 11 seasons · Schleswig-Flensburg
- BADESEE LADELUND BADEANSTALT 11 seasons · Nordfriesland
- BADESEE LINDEWITT 11 seasons · Schleswig-Flensburg
- BADESEE NIEBUELL WEHLE 11 seasons · Nordfriesland
- BADESEE OBERGLINDE FREIBAD 11 seasons · Pinneberg
- BADESEE WESTERROENFELD BADEANSTALT 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- BAGGERSEE APPEN 11 seasons · Pinneberg
- BAGGERSEE GARTENSTADT CP REIMERS 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- BAGGERSEE MUESSEN FREIZEITLAND 11 seasons · Herzogtum Lauenburg
- BAGGERSEE SATTELWEG SATTELN 11 seasons · Schleswig-Flensburg
- BAGGERSEE WILSTEDT 11 seasons · Stormarn
- BECKERSBERGSEE HENSTEDT ULZBURG BADEANSTALT 11 seasons · Segeberg
- BEHLENDORFER SEE BEHLENDORF 11 seasons · Herzogtum Lauenburg
- BEHLER SEE TIMMDORF 11 seasons · Plön
- BELAUER SEE PERDOELER MUEHLE 11 seasons · Plön
- BISTENSEE BISTENSEE AM CAMPINGPLATZ 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- BISTENSEE GEMEINDEBADESTELLE BISTENSEE 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- BLUNKER SEE BLUNK 11 seasons · Segeberg
- BORDESHOLMER SEE BADEANSTALT BORDESHOLM 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- BORGDORFER SEE BORGDORF AM CAMPINGPLATZ 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- BORGDORFER SEE BORGDORF TUS NORTORF 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- BORGSTEDTER ENGE BORGSTEDT 11 seasons · Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- BORNHOEVEDER SEE BORNHOEVED 11 seasons · Segeberg
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 330 official bathing waters in Schleswig-Holstein was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (11)
- DOBERSDORFER SEE TOEKENDORF Good → Excellent
- EINFELDER SEE MUEHBROOK SEEREDDER Good → Excellent
- N O K HOLSTENNIENDORF KLEIN WESTERLAND Good → Excellent
- OSTS DAHME Good → Excellent
- OSTS FEHMARN SUEDSTRAND Good → Excellent
- OSTS HAFFKRUG Good → Excellent
- OSTS HEIKENDORF SEEBADEANSTALT Good → Excellent
- OSTS LENSTE Good → Excellent
Declined (9)
- OSTS FEHMARN GRUENER BRINK Excellent → Sufficient
- IHLSEE BAD SEGEBERG BADEANSTALT Excellent → Good
- NORDS NORDSTRAND NORD HOLMERSIEL Excellent → Good
- OSTS BLIESDORF Excellent → Good
- OSTS FEHMARN PETERSDORF Excellent → Good
- OSTS NEUSTADT KIEBITZBERG Excellent → Good
- OSTS SUESSAU Excellent → Good
- SEEKAMPER SEE SEEDORF Excellent → Good
How Schleswig-Holstein 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 | 321 | 295 | 91.9% | 0 |
| 2024 | 320 | 293 | 91.6% | 1 |
| 2023 | 325 | 299 | 92% | 1 |
| 2022 | 324 | 294 | 90.7% | 0 |
| 2021 | 322 | 294 | 91.3% | 1 |
| 2020 | 315 | 290 | 92.1% | 2 |
| 2019 | 320 | 296 | 92.5% | 1 |
| 2018 | 316 | 293 | 92.7% | 0 |
| 2017 | 312 | 284 | 91% | 0 |
| 2016 | 311 | 281 | 90.4% | 0 |
| 2015 | 310 | 270 | 87.1% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Schleswig-Holstein
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 | District | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratzeburg | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 8 | 8 (100%) | 0 |
| Waabs | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 8 | 8 (100%) | 0 |
| Plön | Plön | 7 | 7 (100%) | 0 |
| Groß Wittensee | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 7 | 6 (85.7%) | 0 |
| Büsum | Dithmarschen | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Damp | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Langwedel | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Klein Rönnau | Segeberg | 6 | 5 (83.3%) | 0 |
| Seedorf | Segeberg | 6 | 4 (66.7%) | 0 |
| Ascheberg | Plön | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Eckernförde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Wendtorf | Plön | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 |
| Fahrdorf | Schleswig-Flensburg | 5 | 4 (80%) | 0 |
| Kosel | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 5 | 3 (60%) | 0 |
| Felde | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
All 330 official bathing waters in Schleswig-Holstein
Grouped by 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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Rendsburg-Eckernförde 77 sites · 90.9% Excellent
- AHRENSEE ACHTERWEHR · Quarnbek Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE FALKENBURG FERIENPARK · Hohenwestedt Not classified
- BADESEE WESTERROENFELD BADEANSTALT · Westerrönfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAGGERSEE GARTENSTADT CP REIMERS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BISTENSEE BISTENSEE AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Groß Wittensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BISTENSEE GEMEINDEBADESTELLE BISTENSEE · Groß Wittensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BORDESHOLMER SEE BADEANSTALT BORDESHOLM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BORGDORFER SEE BORGDORF AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Nortorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BORGDORFER SEE BORGDORF SCHULKOPPEL · Nortorf Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- BORGDORFER SEE BORGDORF TUS NORTORF Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BORGSTEDTER ENGE BORGSTEDT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BOSSEE GEMEINDEBADESTELLE BOSSEE · Felde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BRAHMSEE EISENDORF BADESTELLE AM SEE · Langwedel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BRAHMSEE FISCHERSIEDLUNG · Langwedel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BRAHMSEE LANGWEDEL WALDHEIM Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- BUELTSEE GEMEINDEBADESTELLE BUELTSEE · Kosel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DOERPSEE BADESTELLE DOERPSEE · Emkendorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DOERPSEE SCHACHT AUDORF Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EIDER BREIHOLZ Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- EINFELDER SEE MUEHBROOK SEEREDDER · Bordesholm Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- FLEMHUDER SEE KRUMMWISCH NATURISTCAMPING · Quarnbek Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- FORELLENSEE PADENSTEDT AM CAMPINGPLATZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GROSSER SCHNAAPER SEE SCHNAAP · Kosel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HOLTSEE GEMEINDEBADESTELLE HOLTSEE Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- LUSTSEE LANGWEDEL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS BOOKNIS CP BOOKNIS · Damp Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS DAENISCH NIENHOF · Strande Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS DAMP AM FISCHLEGER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS DAMP HAUPTSTRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS DAMP SUEDSTRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS ECKERNFOERDE AM DANG · Eckernförde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS ECKERNFOERDE BORBY · Eckernförde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS ECKERNFOERDE HAUPTSTRAND · Eckernförde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS ECKERNFOERDE SUEDSTRAND · Eckernförde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS ECKERNHOLM BADESTELLE HOHENHAIN · Dänischenhagen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS GROENWOHLD AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Osdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS HEMMELMARK AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Eckernförde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS HOEKHOLZ AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Waabs Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS HOHENSTEIN AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Barkelsby Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS KARLSMINDE AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Waabs Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS KLEIN WAABS CP HEIDE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS KLEIN WAABS GEMEINDEBADESTELLE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS KRUSENDORF JELLENBEK · Osdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS LANGHOLZ AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Waabs Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS LANGHOLZ GEMEINDEBADESTELLE · Waabs Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS LEHMBERG AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Waabs Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS LINDHOEFT AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Neudorf-Bornstein Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS LUDWIGSBURG CP CARL · Waabs Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS NOER ZELTGEMEINSCHAFT · Osdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS SCHOENHAGEN · Damp Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS SCHUBY STRAND AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Damp Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS STOHL · Strande Not classified
- OSTS STRANDE MITTE KURSTRAND Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- OSTS STRANDE STRANDER BUCHT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS SURENDORF · Dänischenhagen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OWSCHLAGER SEE OWSCHLAG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- POHLSEE ENKENDORF · Langwedel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHIERENSEE GEMEINDEBADESTELLE SCHIERENSEE · Mielkendorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI GOETHEBY · Fleckeby Good
- SCHLEI HELLOER · Kosel Good
- SCHLEI KOSEL CP MISSUNDE Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- SCHLEI LINDAUKAMP KLEIN NISS · Rieseby Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI MARINA HUELSEN · Rieseby Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI WESEBY · Fleckeby Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI WESEBY ZELTLAGER · Fleckeby Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- TEICH PONYPARK PADENSTEDT KREIKENBOHM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VOLLSTEDTER SEE BADESTELLE AM SEE · Emkendorf Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- WARDERSEE WARDER RD · Langwedel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WESTENSEE GEMEINDEBADESTELLE WESTENSEE Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- WESTENSEE HOHENHUDE · Felde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WESTENSEE WROHE · Felde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WESTENSEE WULFSFELDE · Felde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WITTENSEE BUENSDORF · Groß Wittensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WITTENSEE GR WITTENSEE AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Groß Wittensee Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- WITTENSEE GROSS WITTENSEE GEMEINDEBADESTELLE · Groß Wittensee Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- WITTENSEE GROSS WITTENSEE SEEGARTEN · Groß Wittensee Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- WITTENSEE KLEIN WITTENSEE GEMEINDEBADEST · Groß Wittensee Not classified
Plön 53 sites · 98.1% Excellent
- BEHLER SEE PLOEN ADLERHORST · Bösdorf Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- BEHLER SEE TIMMDORF · Grebin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BELAUER SEE PERDOELER MUEHLE · Stolpe Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DOBERSDORFER SEE SCHLESEN · Dobersdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DOBERSDORFER SEE TOEKENDORF · Dobersdorf Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- GR PLOENER SEE ASCHEBERG MUSBERGWIESE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE DERSAU GEMEINDEBADESTELLE · Ascheberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE DERSAU SEEBLICK · Ascheberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE GODAU · Bosau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE PEHMER HOERN · Bosau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE PLOEN FREIBAD FEGETASCHE · Plön Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE PLOEN JUGENDHERBERGE · Plön Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE PLOEN KOPPELSBERG · Ascheberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE PLOEN PRINZENBAD · Plön Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE PLOEN SPITZENORT · Plön Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE RUHLEBEN AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Plön Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE SCHLOSS ASCHEBERG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GREBINER SEE GREBIN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANKER SEE GLAESERKOPPEL CP LANKER SEE · Schellhorn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANKER SEE PREETZ FREIBAD · Schellhorn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS BLEKENDORF SEHLENDORFER STRAND Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS BLEKENDORF TIVOLI Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS BOTTSAND · Wendtorf Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS BRASILIEN · Wendtorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS HEIDKATE · Wendtorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS HEIKENDORF SEEBADEANSTALT Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- OSTS HOHWACHT KURSTRAND · Blekendorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS HUBERTSBERG · Hohenfelde Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- OSTS KALIFORNIEN KURSTRAND · Wendtorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS KITZEBERG · Mönkeberg Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- OSTS LABOE FREISTRAND Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS LABOE KURSTRAND Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS LIPPE · Panker Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- OSTS MOELTENORT KURSTRAND · Heikendorf Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS MOENKEBERG · Mönkeberg Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- OSTS NEULAND STRAND · Panker Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- OSTS RADELAND · Hohenfelde Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS SCHOENBERGER STRAND · Hohenfelde Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS STAKENDORFER STRAND · Hohenfelde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS STEIN NEUSTEIN · Laboe Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- OSTS STEIN STEINER MOLE · Wendtorf Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- PASSADER SEE STOLTENBERG · Probsteierhagen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLUENSEE GOERNITZ · Grebin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLUENSEE KOSSAU · Grebin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHOEHSEE PLOEN STEINBERGWEG · Plön Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SELENTER SEE BELLIN · Selent Good
- SELENTER SEE GRABENSEE · Martensrade Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SELENTER SEE MOLTOERP · Selent Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SELENTER SEE PUELSEN · Giekau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SELENTER SEE SEEKRUG · Giekau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TRAMMER SEE PLOEN SCHIFFSTHAL · Plön Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- VIERER SEE AUGSTFELDE CP ACHTERN KNICK · Bösdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VIERER SEE AUGSTFELDE CP SONNENWEG · Bösdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Schleswig-Flensburg 40 sites · 80% Excellent
- ALTE SORGE MEGGERDORF · Erfde Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- ARENHOLZER SEE LUERSCHAU · Lürschau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE LINDEWITT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAGGERSEE SATTELWEG SATTELN · Hollingstedt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EIDER BARGEN · Erfde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EIDER SUEDERSTAPEL · Süderstapel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HAVETOFTER SEE HAVETOFT GEMEINDEBADESTELLE · Sieverstedt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HOLMARKSEE KLEINSOLTFELD · Freienwill Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- IDSTEDTER SEE IDSTEDT · Neuberend Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANGSEE BREKLING · Tolk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANGSEE SUEDERFAHRENSTEDT · Tolk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEUER BADESEE WANDERUP NORDERFELD WANDERUP Not classified
- OSTS BOCKHOLMWIK · Glücksburg Good
- OSTS DOLLERUPHOLZ · Dollerup Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- OSTS FLENSBURGER AUSSENFOERDE · Gelting Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS GELTINGER BUCHT · Steinberg Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- OSTS GLUECKSBURG STRAND · Glücksburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS HABERNIS · Steinberg Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- OSTS HOLNIS DREI · Glücksburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS LANGBALLIGAU · Langballig Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- OSTS OLPENITZ · Kappeln Not classified
- OSTS SCHLEIMUENDE · Kappeln Not classified
- OSTS WACKERBALLIG · Gelting Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS WASSERSLEBEN STRAND · Harrislee Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- OSTS WEIDEFELD · Kappeln Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS WESTERHOLZ · Langballig Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI BORGWEDEL JUGENDHERBERGE · Fleckeby Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI BRODERSBY BURG · Kosel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI FAHRDORF STRANDWEG Good
- SCHLEI FUESING WINNINGMAY · Schaalby Good
- SCHLEI HAGAB · Rieseby Good
- SCHLEI JUGENDZELTLAGER AM SELKER NOOR · Fahrdorf Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI LINDAUNIS · Rieseby Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI NIEDERSELK SELKER NOOR · Fahrdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI SCHLESWIG AUF DER FREIHEIT · Fahrdorf Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI SCHLESWIG LUISENBAD Good
- SCHLEI STADT ARNIS · Kappeln Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- SCHLEI STEXWIG · Fahrdorf Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- SUEDENSEE SOERUP · Sörup Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- TEICH AM STEINHOLZ BOLLINGSTEDT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Ostholstein 38 sites · 76.3% Excellent
- DIEKSEE MALENTE BADEANSTALT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR EUTINER SEE EUTIN BADEANSTALT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR PLOENER SEE BOSAU AM CAMPINGPLATZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GRIEBELER SEE GRIEBEL · Kasseedorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GROSSER BENZER SEE BENZ · Neukirchen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HEMMELSDORFER SEE OFFENDORF · Ratekau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KELLERSEE FISSAU CP KELLERSEE · Eutin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KELLERSEE MALENTE WOEBBENSREDDER BADEANSTALT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KELLERSEE SIELBECK HAMBURGER STRAND · Malente Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRUMMSEE BADESTELLE KRUMMSEE · Malente Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEUKIRCHENER SEE NEUKIRCHEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS BLIESDORF · Schashagen Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- OSTS DAHME Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- OSTS FEHMARN BANNESDORF · Burg auf Fehmarn Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS FEHMARN FEHMARNSUND · Burg auf Fehmarn Good
- OSTS FEHMARN GAMMENDORF Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- OSTS FEHMARN GRUENER BRINK Sufficient Excellent → Sufficient since 2024
- OSTS FEHMARN PETERSDORF Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- OSTS FEHMARN SUEDSTRAND · Burg auf Fehmarn Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- OSTS GROEMITZ · Grömitz Good
- OSTS GROSSENBRODE KURZENTRUM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS GROSSENBRODE UNTERHALB BALTIC Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- OSTS HAFFKRUG · Sierksdorf Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- OSTS KELLENHUSEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS LENSTE · Grömitz Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- OSTS NEUSTADT KIEBITZBERG · Neustadt in Holstein Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- OSTS NIENDORF · Timmendorfer Strand Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- OSTS OSTERMADE · Heringsdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS PELZERHAKEN · Neustadt in Holstein Good
- OSTS RETTIN · Schashagen Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- OSTS SCHARBEUTZ Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- OSTS SIERKSDORF Good
- OSTS STEINWARDER · Heiligenhafen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS SUESSAU · Heringsdorf Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- OSTS TIMMENDORFER STRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS WEISSENHAEUSER STRAND · Wangels Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- POENITZER SEE KLINGBERG BADEANSTALT · Scharbeutz Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RUMPELSEE SUESELER MOOR · Süsel Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Nordfriesland 33 sites · 93.9% Excellent
- BADESEE LADELUND BADEANSTALT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE NIEBUELL WEHLE · Niebüll Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS AMRUM NEBEL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS AMRUM NORDDORF Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS AMRUM SUEDDORF Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- NORDS AMRUM WITTDUEN OSTSTRAND Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- NORDS DAGEBUELL Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- NORDS FOEHR NIEBLUM FKK STRAND · Wyk auf Föhr Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS FOEHR NIEBLUM GOTING · Wyk auf Föhr Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS FOEHR NIEBLUM NIEBLUM · Wyk auf Föhr Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS FOEHR UTERSUM Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- NORDS FOEHR WYK AUF FOEHR · Wyk auf Föhr Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS HAMBURGER HALLIG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS HUSUM DOCKKOOGSPITZE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS LUETTMOORSIEL Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- NORDS NORDSTRAND NORD HOLMERSIEL Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- NORDS PELLWORM HOERN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS PELLWORM HOOGER FAEHRE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS PELLWORM SCHUETTING Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS PELLWORM SUEDERKOOG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS STPETER ORDING BAD · Sankt Peter-Ording Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- NORDS STPETER ORDING ORDING · Sankt Peter-Ording Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS SYLT HOERNUM OST OSTSTRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS SYLT HOERNUM WESTSTRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS SYLT KAMPEN · Westerland Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS SYLT LIST OSTSTRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS SYLT LIST WESTSTRAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS SYLT RANTUM Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS SYLT WENNINGSTEDT · Westerland Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS SYLT WESTERLAND Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS VOLLERWIEK · Garding Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- TREENE FRIEDRICHSTADT Good
- TREENE SCHWABSTEDT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Segeberg 26 sites · 88.5% Excellent
- BECKERSBERGSEE HENSTEDT ULZBURG BADEANSTALT · Kisdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BLUNKER SEE BLUNK · Klein Rönnau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BORNHOEVEDER SEE BORNHOEVED · Bornhöved Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR SEGEBERGER SEE BAD SEGEBERG BADEANSTALT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GR SEGEBERGER SEE KLEIN ROENNAU · Klein Rönnau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- IHLSEE BAD SEGEBERG BADEANSTALT · Klein Rönnau Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- ITZSTEDTER SEE ITZSTEDT BADEANSTALT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KLUETHSEE QUAAL · Klein Rönnau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MOEZENER SEE KUEKELS · Bark Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MOEZENER SEE MOEZEN · Fahrenkrug Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MOEZENER SEE WITTENBORN · Fahrenkrug Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MUEHLENTEICH WEDDELBROOK Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- NEHMSER SEE NEHMS · Seedorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEVERSDORFER SEE BEBENSEE · Leezen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEVERSDORFER SEE LEEZEN NEVERSDORFER STRASSE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEVERSDORFER SEE LEEZEN SEESTRASSE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEVERSDORFER SEE NEVERSDORF · Leezen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHMALENSEE SCHMALENSEE · Bornhöved Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SEEDORFER SEE SEEDORF Good
- SEEKAMPER SEE SEEDORF Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- STADTPARK NORDERSTEDT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STOCKSEE DAMSDORF GEMEINDEBADESTELLE · Seedorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STOCKSEE NATURCAMPING AM STOCKSEE · Seedorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STOCKSEE STOCKSEE ALTE BADESTELLE · Seedorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WARDERSEE ROHLSTORF WARDER SE · Klein Rönnau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WARDERSEE WARDERBRUECK SE · Klein Rönnau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Herzogtum Lauenburg 22 sites · 100% Excellent
- BAGGERSEE MUESSEN FREIZEITLAND · Büchen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BEHLENDORFER SEE BEHLENDORF · Berkenthin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FORELLENSEE WITZEEZE AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Büchen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KLEINER MUSTINER SEE MUSTIN · Schlagsdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KUECHENSEE RATZEBURG AM HALLENBAD AQUA SIWA Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANZER SEE BASEDOW AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Nostorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LUETAUER SEE LEHMRADE CP WEHKING · Mölln Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PRUESSSEE GUESTER BADEINSEL AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Güster Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PRUESSSEE GUESTER YACHTHAFEN DER FREIZEITWELT · Güster Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RATZEBURGER SEE BAEK · Ratzeburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RATZEBURGER SEE BUCHHOLZ LIEGEWIESE · Ratzeburg Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- RATZEBURGER SEE GROSS SARAU · Groß Grönau Excellent
- RATZEBURGER SEE POGEEZ BADEANSTALT · Groß Grönau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RATZEBURGER SEE RATZEBURG SCHLOSSWIESE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RATZEBURGER SEE ROEMNITZ CP KALKHUETTE · Ratzeburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RATZEBURGER SEE ROEMNITZ CP SCHWALKENBERG · Ratzeburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SALEMER SEE SALEM AM CAMPINGPLATZ · Ratzeburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SALEMER SEE SALEM PROMENADE · Ratzeburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHAALSEE SEEDORF CP GROSS ZECHER · Zarrentin am Schaalsee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHAALSEE SEEDORF LIEGEWIESE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHULSEE MOELLN LUISENBAD · Mölln Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- TONTEICH WOHLTORF SACHSENWALDBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Dithmarschen 9 sites · 88.9% Excellent
- NORDS BUESUM · Büsum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS BUESUMER DEICHHAUSEN · Büsum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS ELPERSBUETTELER DEICH · Meldorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS FRIEDRICHSKOOG SPITZE Not classified
- NORDS HEDWIGENKOOG · Büsum Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- NORDS NORDERMELDORF · Büsum Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- NORDS STINTECK · Büsum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS WARWERORT · Büsum Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- NORDS WESSELBURENERKOOG · Wesselburen Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt 6 sites · 83.3% Excellent
- OSTS KIEL DIETRICHSDORF HASSELFELDE · Mönkeberg Not classified
- OSTS KIEL FRIEDRICHSORT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS KIEL HOLTENAU · Friedrichsort Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS KIEL KIELLINIE Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- OSTS KIEL SCHILKSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS KIEL SEEBAD DUESTERNBROOK · Mönkeberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt 6 sites · 83.3% Excellent
- OSTS BADESTRAND PRIWALL · Travemünde Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- OSTS TRAVEMUENDE KURSTRAND · Travemünde Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WAKENITZ BADEANSTALT MARLI · Lübeck Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WAKENITZ EICHHOLZ BADESTELLE KLEINER SEE · Lübeck Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WAKENITZ LUEBECK BADEANSTALT KRAEHENTEICH · Lübeck Not classified
- WAKENITZ ST JUERGEN BADEANSTALT FALKENWIESE · Lübeck Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Stormarn 6 sites · 100% Excellent
- BAGGERSEE WILSTEDT · Tangstedt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BREDENBEKER TEICH STRANDBAD · Ahrensburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GROSSENSEE SUEDSTRAND FREIBAD · Großensee Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- HERRENTEICH REINFELD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- POGGENSEE FREIBAD · Bad Oldesloe Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SOMMERBAD VOLKSDORF Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Pinneberg 5 sites · 80% Excellent
- BADESEE OBERGLINDE FREIBAD · Moorrege Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAGGERSEE APPEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS HELGOLAND DUENE NORD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NORDS HELGOLAND DUENE SUED Excellent
- RANTZAUER SEE BARMSTEDT FREIBAD Good
Steinburg 4 sites · 100% Excellent
- ELBE BROKDORF Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- LOHMUEHLENTEICH HOHENLOCKSTEDT Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MUEHLENTEICH NEUMUEHLEN LOUISENBAD · Schenefeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- N O K HOLSTENNIENDORF KLEIN WESTERLAND · Hochdonn Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt 3 sites · 66.7% Excellent
- EINFELDER SEE DORFBUCHT · Einfeld Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- EINFELDER SEE EINFELD MINIGOLFPLATZ Good
- EINFELDER SEE EINFELDER SCHANZE · Einfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 2 sites · 100% Excellent
- OSTS FLENSBURG OSTSEEBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OSTS FLENSBURG SOLITUEDE · Wees 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 Schleswig-Holstein were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 295 of 330 (89.4%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 24 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 9 had no class. That ranks Schleswig-Holstein 9 of 14 Germany states by Excellent share.
- Which district of Schleswig-Holstein has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Herzogtum Lauenburg: 100% of its 22 sites were Excellent in 2025. Stormarn follows with 100%. Only districts with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches in Schleswig-Holstein have the best long-term record?
- 219 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example AHRENSEE ACHTERWEHR, ARENHOLZER SEE LUERSCHAU, BADESEE LADELUND BADEANSTALT. See the ranking.
- Which places in Schleswig-Holstein have the most official bathing waters?
- Ratzeburg (8, 100% Excellent), Waabs (8, 100% Excellent), Plön (7, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Schleswig-Holstein rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Bathing-water quality in Schleswig-Holstein, run by Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Justice and Health, 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 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.