Sea swimming in Slovenia: 2025 coastal water quality
Slovenia reported 21 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 100% were classified Excellent — 24.5 points above the 75.5% for all 49 bathing waters in the country — and 0 were Poor. 15 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
coastal bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Season status: Today (6 November 2026) is outside the official bathing season (1 June – 15 September). 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.
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Map of coastal bathing waters
How coastal bathing waters in Slovenia 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 | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
Most consistent Excellent sea and coast
15 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- KOPALIŠČE ADRIA ANKARAN 11 seasons
- KOPALNO OBMOČJE FIESA 11 seasons
- KOPALNO OBMOČJE PRI SVETILNIKU 11 seasons
- KOPALNO OBMOČJE RIKORVO–SIMONOV ZALIV 11 seasons
- KOPALNO OBMOČJE ŽUSTERNA–AC JADRANKA 11 seasons
- MESTNO KOPALIŠČE KOPER 11 seasons
- NARAVNO KOPALIŠČE AVTOKAMP LUCIJA 11 seasons
- NARAVNO KOPALIŠČE DELFIN 11 seasons
- NARAVNO KOPALIŠČE RKS MZL DEBELI RTIČ 11 seasons
- NARAVNO KOPALIŠČE SALINERA 11 seasons
- OBMORSKO KOPALIŠČE TERME KRKA-TALASO STRUNJAN 11 seasons
- PLAŽA GRAND HOTELA BERNARDIN 11 seasons
- PLAŽA HOTELA VILE PARK 11 seasons
- PLAŽA MEDUZA LIFECLASS 11 seasons
- PLAŽA SIMONOV ZALIV 11 seasons
- KOPALIŠČE ŽUSTERNA 2 seasons
- KOPALNO OBMOČJE FORNAČE 1 season
- KOPALNO OBMOČJE POD TURISTICO 1 season
- KOPALNO OBMOČJE RT PUNTA–POMOL 1 season
- KOPALNO OBMOČJE RT SEČA 1 season
- PLAŽA PORTOROŽ 1 season
Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025
None of the 21 coastal bathing waters in Slovenia was classified Poor in 2025.
Near which major cities?
Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:
- Trieste 21 coastal bathing waters within 60 km
Sea and coast compared across Europe
| # | Country | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 123 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Greece | 1,733 | 97.1% | 0 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 92 | 96.7% | 0 |
| 4 | Denmark | 917 | 92.1% | 2 |
| 5 | Spain | 1,925 | 92% | 10 |
| 6 | Portugal | 487 | 92% | 3 |
| 7 | Italy | 4,782 | 90% | 65 |
| 8 | Germany | 346 | 89.3% | 0 |
| 9 | Malta | 87 | 88.5% | 0 |
| 10 | Croatia | 957 | 88.3% | 0 |
| 11 | Romania | 48 | 83.3% | 0 |
| 12 | Ireland | 138 | 79.7% | 1 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 82 | 78% | 0 |
| 14 | France | 2,035 | 76.3% | 35 |
| 15 | Sweden | 268 | 74.3% | 4 |
| 16 | Poland | 149 | 67.8% | 0 |
| 17 | Belgium | 41 | 63.4% | 0 |
| 18 | Finland | 78 | 55.1% | 2 |
| 19 | Estonia | 30 | 40% | 2 |
| 20 | Albania | 113 | 15.9% | 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 Slovenia are rated Excellent?
- 21 of 21 (100%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
- Which sea and coast in Slovenia have the best long-term record?
- 15 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example KOPALIŠČE ADRIA ANKARAN, KOPALNO OBMOČJE FIESA, KOPALNO OBMOČJE PRI SVETILNIKU. See the full list.
- Can I check current conditions?
- The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Kopalne vode (GOV.SI / ARSO). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.
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