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Sea swimming in Portugal: 2025 coastal water quality

Portugal reported 487 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 92% were classified Excellent — 10 points above the 82% for all 682 bathing waters in the country — and 3 were Poor. 360 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Portugal ranks 5 by Excellent share.

487

coastal bathing waters

92%

Excellent in 2025

3

Poor in 2025

Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.
Where to check today's status in Portugal

Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)

Official bathing season: Set per bathing water by annual ordinance (2026 season opened 1 May). InfoÁgua replaced the bathing-water part of the former Infopraia service in 2025.

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.

InfoÁgua (APA) →

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Map of coastal bathing waters

Excellent 448Good 26Sufficient 7Poor 3Not classified 3
North (Norte)Centre (Centro)Alentejo
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. 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 Portugal rated since 2015

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

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
202548444892.6%3
202447844593.1%4
202347344894.7%3
202246344295.5%5
202146044195.9%2
202045043496.4%2
201945043596.7%0
201844743196.4%0
201744441593.5%1
201643139691.9%2
201542939592.1%2

Most consistent Excellent sea and coast

360 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. ABERTA NOVA 11 seasons
  2. ADRAGA 11 seasons
  3. AFIFE 11 seasons
  4. ÁGUA D'ALTO 11 seasons
  5. ÁGUA DE MADEIROS 11 seasons
  6. AGUDA 11 seasons
  7. AGUDELA 11 seasons
  8. ALAGOA-ALTURA 11 seasons
  9. ALEMÃES 11 seasons
  10. ALGODIO OU DO NORTE 11 seasons
  11. ALMÁDENA-CABANAS VELHAS 11 seasons
  12. ALMARGEM 11 seasons
  13. ALMOGRAVE 11 seasons
  14. ALTEIRINHOS 11 seasons
  15. ALVOR-NASCENTE 11 seasons
  16. ALVOR-POENTE 11 seasons
  17. AMADO 11 seasons
  18. AMANHÃ (SANTA CRUZ) 11 seasons
  19. AMOREIRA-MAR 11 seasons
  20. AMOROSA 11 seasons
  21. ANCÃO 11 seasons
  22. ANJOS 11 seasons
  23. APÚLIA 11 seasons
  24. ARDA 11 seasons
  25. AREAL DE SANTA BÁRBARA 11 seasons
  26. AREAL SUL 11 seasons
  27. AREÃO 11 seasons
  28. AREEIRO 11 seasons
  29. AREIA BRANCA 11 seasons
  30. ARMAÇÃO DE PÊRA 11 seasons
  31. ARMONA-MAR 11 seasons
  32. ARMONA-RIA 11 seasons
  33. ARRIFANA 11 seasons
  34. ARRIFES 11 seasons
  35. ATERRO 11 seasons
  36. ATLÂNTICA 11 seasons
  37. AVEIROS 11 seasons
  38. AVENCAS 11 seasons
  39. AZUL 11 seasons
  40. BAÍA DO REFUGO 11 seasons
  41. BALEAL NORTE 11 seasons
  42. BALEAL SUL 11 seasons
  43. BALEAL-CAMPISMO 11 seasons
  44. BALEIA OU DO SUL 11 seasons
  45. BARCOS/ARMAÇÃO DE PÊRA NASCENTE 11 seasons
  46. BARRANCO DAS CANAS 11 seasons
  47. BARRETA 11 seasons
  48. BARRIL 11 seasons
  49. BARRO VERMELHO 11 seasons
  50. BELA VISTA/NOVA VAGA 11 seasons
  51. BELHARUCAS 11 seasons
  52. BELICHE 11 seasons
  53. BICAS 11 seasons
  54. BISCOITOS 11 seasons
  55. BOA NOVA-SENHORA 11 seasons
  56. BOCA DO RIO 11 seasons
  57. BOM SUCESSO 11 seasons
  58. BORDEIRA 11 seasons
  59. BUARCOS 11 seasons
  60. BURGAU 11 seasons

Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (5)

Declined (9)

Coastal bathing waters by region

RegionSitesExcellentPoor
Algarve10494.2%0
Azores8896.6%0
North (Norte)7491.9%1
Madeira6183.6%2
Oeste e Vale do Tejo4597.8%0
Centre (Centro)3694.4%0
Setúbal Peninsula2996.6%0
Greater Lisbon2871.4%0
Alentejo2290.9%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
5Portugal48792%3
6Spain1,92592%10
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 Portugal are rated Excellent?
448 of 487 (92%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
Which sea and coast in Portugal have the best long-term record?
360 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ABERTA NOVA, ADRAGA, AFIFE. See the full list.
Can I check current conditions?
The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on InfoÁgua (APA). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.

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