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Sea swimming in Greece: 2025 coastal water quality

Greece reported 1,733 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 97.1% were classified Excellent — the same as the 97.1% for all 1,734 bathing waters in the country — and 0 were Poor. 1,394 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Greece ranks 2 by Excellent share.

1,733

coastal bathing waters

97.1%

Excellent in 2025

0

Poor in 2025

Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.

Season status: Today (6 November 2026) is outside the official bathing season (1 June – 31 October). 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.

Where to check today's status in Greece

Ministry of Environment and Energy with the regional water directorates

Official bathing season: 1 June – 31 October. Almost all Greek bathing waters are coastal; the portal is an interactive map of site profiles.

Annual EEA classes on this site do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. Those are published by the competent authority. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

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Map of coastal bathing waters

Excellent 1,683Good 42Sufficient 1Poor 0Not classified 7
South AegeanPeloponneseAtticaCreteCentral GreeceNorth AegeanCentral MacedoniaThessalyWestern GreeceEpirusWestern Macedonia
How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating. Coloured areas are the regions; region names link to their pages. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. Where dots crowd together, one dot stands for a small area and shows its lowest rating. Positions: official EEA coordinates. Boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024, generalised (© EuroGeographics); lakes: Natural Earth. Outlines are simplified, so a few shoreline dots can sit just offshore.

How coastal bathing waters in Greece rated since 2015

Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
20251,7261,68397.5%0
20241,6911,67499%1
20231,6751,65498.7%0
20221,6391,61898.7%0
20211,6281,60798.7%0
20201,6131,58098%0
20191,5871,55898.2%0
20181,5591,54298.9%0
20171,5361,52499.2%0
20161,4971,48799.3%0
20151,4981,48999.4%0

Most consistent Excellent sea and coast

1,394 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.

  1. ACHERONES 11 seasons
  2. ACHILLEIO NOTIA 11 seasons
  3. ACHILLEIO VOREIA 11 seasons
  4. ACHILLI 11 seasons
  5. ACHLADI 11 seasons
  6. ACHLADI 1 11 seasons
  7. ACHLADI 2 11 seasons
  8. ACHLADIES 11 seasons
  9. ACHLIA SCHINOKAPSALON 11 seasons
  10. AFANTOU 11 seasons
  11. AFANTOU - KOLIMPIA 11 seasons
  12. AFYTOS 11 seasons
  13. AGALI 11 seasons
  14. AGIA AGATHI 11 seasons
  15. AGIA AIKATERINI 11 seasons
  16. AGIA ANNA 11 seasons
  17. AGIA EFTHYMIA 11 seasons
  18. AGIA FOTEINI 11 seasons
  19. AGIA FOTIA 11 seasons
  20. AGIA GALINI 11 seasons
  21. AGIA KYRIAKI 11 seasons
  22. AGIA KYRIAKI 11 seasons
  23. AGIA KYRIAKI 11 seasons
  24. AGIA MARINA 11 seasons
  25. AGIA MARINA 11 seasons
  26. AGIA MARINA 11 seasons
  27. AGIA MARINA 11 seasons
  28. AGIA MARINA 11 seasons
  29. AGIA MARINA 11 seasons
  30. AGIA MARINA - STALOS 11 seasons
  31. AGIA MARINA 1 11 seasons
  32. AGIA MARINA 2 11 seasons
  33. AGIA MARINA 3 11 seasons
  34. AGIA MARINA CHILISTRA 11 seasons
  35. AGIA MARINA NOTIA 11 seasons
  36. AGIA MARINA VOREIA 11 seasons
  37. AGIA PARASKEVI 11 seasons
  38. AGIA PARASKEVI 11 seasons
  39. AGIA PARASKEVI 11 seasons
  40. AGIA PARASKEVI 11 seasons
  41. AGIA PARASKEVI 11 seasons
  42. AGIA PARASKEVI - PLATANIAS 11 seasons
  43. AGIA PELAGIA 11 seasons
  44. AGIA PELAGIA 11 seasons
  45. AGIA PELAGIA 11 seasons
  46. AGIA THEODOTI 11 seasons
  47. AGIA TRIADA [AGIA TRIADA 2] 11 seasons
  48. AGIA VARVARA 11 seasons
  49. AGIA VARVARA NIKITIS 11 seasons
  50. AGIAS ANNAS 11 seasons
  51. AGIAS PARASKEVIS 11 seasons
  52. AGIASMATA 11 seasons
  53. AGIOI ANARGIROI 11 seasons
  54. AGIOI APOSTOLOI - EOT ANATOLIKA 11 seasons
  55. AGIOI APOSTOLOI - EOT DYTIKA 11 seasons
  56. AGIOI APOSTOLOI ANATOLIKA 11 seasons
  57. AGIOI APOSTOLOI DYTIKA 11 seasons
  58. AGIOI PANTES 11 seasons
  59. AGIOI SARANTA 11 seasons
  60. AGIOI THEODOROI 1 11 seasons

Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025

None of the 1,733 coastal bathing waters in Greece was classified Poor in 2025.

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (5)

Declined (29)

Coastal bathing waters by region

RegionSitesExcellentPoor
South Aegean30490.8%0
Peloponnese19199.5%0
Attica18598.9%0
Crete17798.9%0
Ionian Islands17398.8%0
Central Greece15897.5%0
North Aegean13898.6%0
Central Macedonia12099.2%0
Thessaly107100%0
Western Greece8695.3%0
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace5793%0
Epirus37100%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:

Sea and coast compared across Europe

#CountrySitesExcellentPoor
1Cyprus123100%0
2Greece1,73397.1%0
3Bulgaria9296.7%0
4Denmark91792.1%2
5Spain1,92592%10
6Portugal48792%3
7Italy4,78290%65
8Germany34689.3%0
9Malta8788.5%0
10Croatia95788.3%0
11Romania4883.3%0
12Ireland13879.7%1
13Netherlands8278%0
14France2,03576.3%35
15Sweden26874.3%4
16Poland14967.8%0
17Belgium4163.4%0
18Finland7855.1%2
19Estonia3040%2
20Albania11315.9%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 Greece are rated Excellent?
1,683 of 1,733 (97.1%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
Which sea and coast in Greece have the best long-term record?
1,394 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ACHERONES, ACHILLEIO NOTIA, ACHILLEIO VOREIA. See the full list.
Can I check current conditions?
The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Greek Bathing Water Profiles. Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.

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