Bathing water quality in Flevoland, Netherlands
Flevoland has 30 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all lake. 73.3% were classified Excellent — 2.4 points above the 70.9% across Netherlands — and 1 was Poor. 13 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Zwemwaterkwaliteit in Flevoland
Van de 30 officiële EU-zwemlocaties in Flevoland was in 2025 73,3% ‘uitstekend’; aantal locaties met ‘slecht’: 1.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Flevoland
Most consistent Excellent sites
13 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- ALMEERDERSTRAND 11 seasons
- ELLERSTRAND 11 seasons
- FANTASIESTRAND, WEERWATER 11 seasons
- HOUTRIBHOEK 11 seasons
- LUMIÈRESTRAND, WEERWATER 11 seasons
- NOORDERPLASSENSTRAND 11 seasons
- SPIJKSTRAND 11 seasons
- SPIJKVIJVER, BIDDINGHUIZEN 11 seasons
- STRAND IN ZICHT, NOORDERPLASSEN 11 seasons
- STRAND REIGERPLAS 11 seasons
- STRAND STAVERSEKADE 11 seasons
- SURFSTRAND ALMERE 11 seasons
- ZWEMSTRAND ALMERE 11 seasons
- HET BELEVENISSENBOS LELYSTAD 8 seasons
- STRAND WELLERWAARD 8 seasons
- ZILVERSTRAND 8 seasons
- BREMERBAAI 7 seasons
- NETL PARK 6 seasons
- DIJKSTRAND URK 5 seasons
- HAVENSTRAND MARKERWADDEN 3 seasons
- RIVIÈRA BEACH ZUID 2 seasons
- HARDERSTRAND 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
For a Poor site the Bathing Water Directive requires management measures, including a bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, so check the authority before visiting.
- RCN STRAND Poor in 2 of 8 classified seasons
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (3)
- BEACHSTRAND EEMHOF Poor → Sufficient
- HARDERSTRAND Good → Excellent
- LAAKSE STRAND Sufficient → Good
Declined (1)
- WOLDSTRAND Excellent → Good
How Flevoland 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 | 30 | 22 | 73.3% | 1 |
| 2024 | 30 | 22 | 73.3% | 2 |
| 2023 | 30 | 21 | 70% | 1 |
| 2022 | 29 | 22 | 75.9% | 1 |
| 2021 | 29 | 24 | 82.8% | 0 |
| 2020 | 29 | 22 | 75.9% | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 21 | 72.4% | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 19 | 67.9% | 0 |
| 2017 | 23 | 17 | 73.9% | 1 |
| 2016 | 21 | 17 | 81% | 0 |
| 2015 | 22 | 19 | 86.4% | 1 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Flevoland
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 | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almere Stad | 6 | 5 (83.3%) | 0 |
| Doornspijk | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Almere Duin | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Lelystad | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Urk | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Elburg | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
| Zeewolde | 2 | 0 (0%) | 1 |
All 30 official bathing waters in Flevoland
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 30 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 30 sites · 73.3% Excellent · 1 Poor
- ABBERTSTRAND · Flevowijk Sufficient
- ALMEERDERSTRAND · Almere Duin Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BEACHSTRAND EEMHOF · Spakenburg Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- BREMERBAAI · Biddinghuizen Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- DIJKSTRAND URK Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- ELLERSTRAND · Doornspijk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FANTASIESTRAND, WEERWATER · Almere Stad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HARDERSTRAND · Hierden Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- HAVENSTRAND MARKERWADDEN Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- HET BELEVENISSENBOS LELYSTAD Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- HOUTRIBHOEK · Lelystad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAAKSE STRAND · Doornsteeg Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- LUMIÈRESTRAND, WEERWATER · Almere Stad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NETL PARK · Kraggenburg Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- NOORDERPLASSENSTRAND · Almere Stad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RCN STRAND · Zeewolde Poor Poor in 2 of 8 classified seasons
- RIVIÈRA BEACH NOORD · Elburg Good
- RIVIÈRA BEACH ZUID · Doornspijk Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- SPIJKSTRAND · Elburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SPIJKVIJVER, BIDDINGHUIZEN · Doornspijk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STEDENWIJKSTRAND, WEERWATER · Almere Stad Good
- STRAND IN ZICHT, NOORDERPLASSEN · Almere Stad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STRAND REIGERPLAS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STRAND SCHOKKERHAVEN · Nagele Good
- STRAND STAVERSEKADE · Urk Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STRAND WELLERWAARD · Bant Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SURFSTRAND ALMERE · Almere Stad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WOLDSTRAND · Zeewolde Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- ZILVERSTRAND · Almere Duin Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- ZWEMSTRAND ALMERE · Huizen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Compared with other provinces in Netherlands
| # | Province | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeeland | 58 | 89.7% | 0 |
| 2 | Drenthe | 41 | 87.8% | 0 |
| 3 | North Brabant | 101 | 85.1% | 2 |
| 4 | Gelderland | 97 | 79.4% | 2 |
| 5 | Overijssel | 51 | 78.4% | 1 |
| 6 | Limburg | 34 | 76.5% | 0 |
| 7 | Flevoland | 30 | 73.3% | 1 |
| 8 | Utrecht | 29 | 69% | 4 |
| 9 | South Holland | 104 | 67.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Groningen | 49 | 53.1% | 7 |
| 11 | North Holland | 111 | 51.4% | 8 |
| 12 | Friesland | 52 | 48.1% | 4 |
Provinces 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 Flevoland were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 22 of 30 (73.3%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 5 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 1 Poor. That ranks Flevoland 7 of 12 Netherlands provinces by Excellent share.
- Which beaches and lakes in Flevoland have the best long-term record?
- 13 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ALMEERDERSTRAND, ELLERSTRAND, FANTASIESTRAND, WEERWATER. See the ranking.
- Which places in Flevoland have the most official bathing waters?
- Almere Stad (6, 83.3% Excellent), Doornspijk (3, 100% Excellent), Almere Duin (2, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Flevoland rated Poor?
- Yes, 1: RCN STRAND.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Zwemwater.nl (The provinces, with Rijkswaterstaat for national waters). 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 Netherlands, 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 Netherlands. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.