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Bathing water quality in Gozo and Comino, Malta

Gozo and Comino has 23 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all coastal. 91.3% were classified Excellent — 2.8 points above the 88.5% across Malta — and 0 were Poor. 21 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.

A west view of Ramla Bay, Gozo
Photo: DXR, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
23

official bathing waters

91.3%

Excellent in 2025

0

Poor in 2025

Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Before you swim in Gozo and Comino

Environmental Health Directorate, Superintendence of Public Health

Bathing season in Malta: Roughly mid-May to mid/late October. During a pollution incident or bathing prohibition, sampling becomes daily.

Annual EEA classes do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. National information last checked 2026-11-01.

Bathing Water Programme →

Map of official bathing waters in Gozo and Comino

Excellent 21Good 2Poor 0
IL-BAJJA TA SANTA MARIJA: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA SAN NIKLAW: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA MGARR IX-XINI: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA HONDOQ IR-RUMMIEN: Excellent (2025)IR-RAMLA L-HAMRA LEFT SIDE OF BAY: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TAL-QBAJJAR: Excellent (2025)BLUE LAGOON: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA DAHLET QORROT: Excellent (2025)DWEJRA INLAND SEA: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TAX-XLENDI OPP GHAR TA KAROLINA: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN IL-PALLETTA: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN GHAR QAWQLA: Excellent (2025)XATT L-AHMAR: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TAZ-ZEWWIEQA: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TAX-XLENDI IL-KANTRA: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA SAN BLAS: Excellent (2025)IR-RAMLA L-HAMRA RIGHT SIDE OF BAY: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA MGARR IX-XINI PRIVATE BEACH: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN PONTA SANTA MARIJA: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TAX-XWEJNI: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN LH SIDE OF BAY: Excellent (2025)IL-BAJJA TAX-XLENDI LH SIDE OF BAY: Good (2025)IL-BAJJA TAX-XLENDI RH SIDE OF BAY: Good (2025)
How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating; select a dot to open that site. The white area is this region; neighbouring regions are shaded. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. 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.

Most consistent Excellent sites

21 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.

  1. BLUE LAGOON 11 seasons
  2. DWEJRA INLAND SEA 11 seasons
  3. IL-BAJJA TA DAHLET QORROT 11 seasons
  4. IL-BAJJA TA HONDOQ IR-RUMMIEN 11 seasons
  5. IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN GHAR QAWQLA 11 seasons
  6. IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN IL-PALLETTA 11 seasons
  7. IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN LH SIDE OF BAY 11 seasons
  8. IL-BAJJA TA MARSALFORN PONTA SANTA MARIJA 11 seasons
  9. IL-BAJJA TA MGARR IX-XINI 11 seasons
  10. IL-BAJJA TA MGARR IX-XINI PRIVATE BEACH 11 seasons
  11. IL-BAJJA TA SAN BLAS 11 seasons
  12. IL-BAJJA TA SAN NIKLAW 11 seasons
  13. IL-BAJJA TA SANTA MARIJA 11 seasons
  14. IL-BAJJA TAL-QBAJJAR 11 seasons
  15. IL-BAJJA TAX-XLENDI IL-KANTRA 11 seasons
  16. IL-BAJJA TAX-XLENDI OPP GHAR TA KAROLINA 11 seasons
  17. IL-BAJJA TAX-XWEJNI 11 seasons
  18. IL-BAJJA TAZ-ZEWWIEQA 11 seasons
  19. IR-RAMLA L-HAMRA LEFT SIDE OF BAY 11 seasons
  20. IR-RAMLA L-HAMRA RIGHT SIDE OF BAY 11 seasons
  21. XATT L-AHMAR 11 seasons

Rated Poor in 2025

None of the 23 official bathing waters in Gozo and Comino was classified Poor in 2025.

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (0)

None.

Declined (2)

How Gozo and Comino rated since 2015

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

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
2025232191.3%0
20242323100%0
20232323100%0
20222323100%0
20212323100%0
20202323100%0
20192323100%0
2018232295.7%0
2017232295.7%0
2016232295.7%0
2015232191.3%0

Places with the most bathing waters in Gozo and Comino

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.

Top 5 places by number of official bathing waters
PlaceSitesExcellentPoor
Żebbuġ66 (100%)0
Qala55 (100%)0
Kerċem42 (50%)0
Għajnsielem33 (100%)0
Xagħra22 (100%)0

All 23 official bathing waters in Gozo and Comino

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 23 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)

Coastal 23 sites · 91.3% Excellent

Compared with other island regions in Malta

#Island regionSitesExcellentPoor
1Gozo and Comino2391.3%0
2Malta6487.5%0

Island 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 Gozo and Comino were rated Excellent in 2025?
21 of 23 (91.3%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 2 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor. That ranks Gozo and Comino 1 of 2 Malta island regions by Excellent share.
Which beaches in Gozo and Comino have the best long-term record?
21 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example BLUE LAGOON, DWEJRA INLAND SEA, IL-BAJJA TA DAHLET QORROT. See the ranking.
Which places in Gozo and Comino have the most official bathing waters?
Żebbuġ (6, 100% Excellent), Qala (5, 100% Excellent), Kerċem (4, 50% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
Were any bathing waters in Gozo and Comino rated Poor?
No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
On Bathing Water Programme (Environmental Health Directorate, Superintendence of Public Health). 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 Malta, 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 Malta. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.