Sea swimming in Malta: 2025 coastal water quality

Malta reported 87 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 88.5% were classified Excellent — the same as the 88.5% for all 87 bathing waters in the country — and 0 were Poor. 77 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Malta ranks 9 by Excellent share.

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Map of coastal bathing waters

How coastal bathing waters in Malta rated since 2015

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

Most consistent Excellent sea and coast

77 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. ANCHOR BAY IL-PRAJJIET 11 seasons
2. AT THE END OF WILGA STREET 11 seasons
3. BAHAR IC-CAGHAQ 11 seasons
4. BARRAKUDA 11 seasons
5. BAY SQUARE 11 seasons
6. BELOW QUI-SI-SANA STEPS 11 seasons
7. BLUE LAGOON 11 seasons
8. DAWRET IX-XATT TAN-NISA 11 seasons
9. DAWRET IX-XATT WIED GLAVAN 11 seasons
10. DWEJRA INLAND SEA 11 seasons
11. FONT GHADIR 11 seasons
12. GHAR ID-DUD SLIEMA WATERPOLO PITCH 11 seasons
13. GHAR LAPSI 11 seasons
14. GOLDEN SANDS BAY BELOW HOTEL 11 seasons
15. GOLDEN SANDS BAY LH SIDE 11 seasons
16. IL-BAJJA S-SABIEHA JETTY ON RIGHT HAND SIDE 11 seasons
17. IL-BAJJA S-SABIEHA RH SIDE WATERPOLO PITCH 11 seasons
18. IL-BAJJA SPINOLA CLOSE TO HOTEL CAVALLIERI 11 seasons
19. IL-BAJJA SPINOLA ST JULIAN WATERPOLO PITCH 11 seasons
20. IL-BAJJA TA BOGNOR 11 seasons
21. IL-BAJJA TA DAHLET QORROT 11 seasons
22. IL-BAJJA TA HONDOQ IR-RUMMIEN 11 seasons
23. IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN GHAR QAWQLA 11 seasons
24. IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN IL-PALLETTA 11 seasons
25. IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN LH SIDE OF BAY 11 seasons
26. IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN PONTA SANTA MARIJA 11 seasons
27. IL-BAJJA TA MGARR IX-XINI 11 seasons
28. IL-BAJJA TA MGARR IX-XINI PRIVATE BEACH 11 seasons
29. IL-BAJJA TA SAN BLAS 11 seasons
30. IL-BAJJA TA SAN GILJAN NEAR JETTY 11 seasons
31. IL-BAJJA TA SAN GORG 11 seasons
32. IL-BAJJA TA SAN NIKLAW 11 seasons
33. IL-BAJJA TA SANTA MARIJA 11 seasons
34. IL-BAJJA TAL-ARMIER 11 seasons
35. IL-BAJJA TAL-GNEJNA 11 seasons
36. IL-BAJJA TAL-MELLIEHA DAWRET IT-TUNNARA 11 seasons
37. IL-BAJJA TAL-MELLIEHA OPPOSITE DA TOMMASO 11 seasons
38. IL-BAJJA TAL-MELLIEHA OPPOSITE MAXIMA 11 seasons
39. IL-BAJJA TAL-MELLIEHA OPPOSITE SAN REMO 11 seasons
40. IL-BAJJA TAL-MISTRA FROM JETTY 11 seasons
41. IL-BAJJA TAL-MISTRA LH SIDE OF BAY 11 seasons
42. IL-BAJJA TAL-QBAJJAR 11 seasons
43. IL-BAJJA TAS-SALINA OPP COASTLINE HOTEL 11 seasons
44. IL-BAJJA TAS-SALINA OPP TRIQ IR-RIZZI 11 seasons
45. IL-BAJJA TAS-SALINA OPP TRIQ IT-TURISTI 11 seasons
46. IL-BAJJA TAS-SALINA QUAY AT CENS TAL-GEBEL 11 seasons
47. IL-BAJJA TAX-XLENDI IL-KANTRA 11 seasons
48. IL-BAJJA TAX-XLENDI OPP GHAR TA KAROLINA 11 seasons
49. IL-BAJJA TAX-XWEJNI 11 seasons
50. IL-BAJJA TAZ-ZEWWIEQA 11 seasons
51. IL-QAJJENZA 11 seasons
52. IN FRONT OF PEMBROKE RO PLANT 11 seasons
53. IR-RAMLA L-HAMRA LEFT SIDE OF BAY 11 seasons
54. IR-RAMLA L-HAMRA RIGHT SIDE OF BAY 11 seasons
55. IR-RAMLA TA GHAJN TUFFIEHA LH SIDE 11 seasons
56. IR-RAMLA TA GHAJN TUFFIEHA RH SIDE 11 seasons
57. IR-RAMLA TAT-TORRI LITTLE ARMIER 11 seasons
58. L-EXILES 11 seasons
59. OPPOSITE PARADISE BAY HOTEL 11 seasons
60. PARADISE BAY 11 seasons

Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025

None of the 87 coastal bathing waters in Malta was classified Poor in 2025.

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Coastal bathing waters by island region

Island regions with at least three coastal bathing waters; counts include only this water type.

Sea and coast compared across Europe

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 Malta are rated Excellent?

77 of 87 (88.5%) in the 2025 EEA classification.

Which sea and coast in Malta have the best long-term record?

77 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ANCHOR BAY IL-PRAJJIET, AT THE END OF WILGA STREET, BAHAR IC-CAGHAQ. See the full list.

Can I check current conditions?

The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Bathing Water Programme. Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.

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