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Sea swimming in Spain: 2025 coastal water quality

Spain reported 1,925 coastal bathing waters for the 2025 season. 92% were classified Excellent — 5.4 points above the 86.6% for all 2,296 bathing waters in the country — and 10 were Poor. 1,450 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 20 countries with at least 30 coastal bathing waters, Spain ranks 5 by Excellent share.

1,925

coastal bathing waters

92%

Excellent in 2025

10

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 Spain

Ministry of Health (NÁYADE system) and the regional health authorities

Official bathing season: Set by each autonomous community. NÁYADE covers every officially registered sea and inland bathing zone.

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.

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Map of coastal bathing waters

Excellent 1,771Good 114Sufficient 25Poor 10Not classified 5
GaliciaAndalusiaValencian CommunityCataloniaMurciaExtremaduraNavarre
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. Where dots crowd together, one dot stands for a small area and shows its lowest rating. 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 Spain rated since 2015

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

SeasonClassifiedExcellentExcellent sharePoor
20251,9201,77192.2%10
20241,9091,77793.1%7
20231,8841,75192.9%3
20221,8811,75293.1%4
20211,8621,74493.7%4
20201,8541,74894.3%4
20191,8521,74594.2%5
20181,8411,72093.4%6
20171,8221,67992.2%7
20161,8111,64090.6%14
20151,7961,60989.6%11

Most consistent Excellent sea and coast

1,450 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. PLATGETES DE BELLVER PM1 11 seasons
  2. PLAYA ?GUILA (EL) PM1 11 seasons
  3. PLAYA ?ZARO PM1 11 seasons
  4. PLAYA 1? SARDINERO PM1 11 seasons
  5. PLAYA 2? SARDINERO PM1 11 seasons
  6. PLAYA A AGUIEIRA PM1 11 seasons
  7. PLAYA A AGUIEIRA PM2 11 seasons
  8. PLAYA A AREA MAIOR PM1 11 seasons
  9. PLAYA A AREI?A BRANCA PM1 11 seasons
  10. PLAYA A BARBEIRA PM1 11 seasons
  11. PLAYA A BARCA PM1 11 seasons
  12. PLAYA A BARCELA PM1 11 seasons
  13. PLAYA A BARROSA PM1 11 seasons
  14. PLAYA A BORNA PM1 11 seasons
  15. PLAYA A CANTEIRA PM1 11 seasons
  16. PLAYA A CORNA - P. CARAMI?AL PM1 11 seasons
  17. PLAYA A CRUZ PM1 11 seasons
  18. PLAYA A ERMIDA PM1 11 seasons
  19. PLAYA A FRAGATA PM1 11 seasons
  20. PLAYA A GAFA PM1 11 seasons
  21. PLAYA A HUCHA PM1 11 seasons
  22. PLAYA A INSUELA PM1 11 seasons
  23. PLAYA A LANZADA-O GROVE PM4 11 seasons
  24. PLAYA A LANZADA-SANXENXO PM1 11 seasons
  25. PLAYA A LAPA PM1 11 seasons
  26. PLAYA A MAROSA PM1 11 seasons
  27. PLAYA A MOURISCA PM1 11 seasons
  28. PLAYA A MURALLA PM1 11 seasons
  29. PLAYA A ORNANDA PM3 11 seasons
  30. PLAYA A PUNTA PM1 11 seasons
  31. PLAYA A RAPADOIRA PM1 11 seasons
  32. PLAYA A RIBEIRA - MOA?A PM1 11 seasons
  33. PLAYA A SALSA PM1 11 seasons
  34. PLAYA A SOBREIRA PM1 11 seasons
  35. PLAYA A TELLEIRA PM1 11 seasons
  36. PLAYA A VOUGA PM1 11 seasons
  37. PLAYA ABADES (LOS ABRIGUITOS) PM1 11 seasons
  38. PLAYA ABRELA PM1 11 seasons
  39. PLAYA ACANTILADO - REMIOR PM1 11 seasons
  40. PLAYA AGRA PM1 11 seasons
  41. PLAYA AGROCOVO PM1 11 seasons
  42. PLAYA AGUADULCE PM1 11 seasons
  43. PLAYA AGUADULCE PM2 11 seasons
  44. PLAYA AGUAMARGA PM1 11 seasons
  45. PLAYA AGUETE PM1 11 seasons
  46. PLAYA AGUILAR PM1 11 seasons
  47. PLAYA AGUJERO (EL) PM1 11 seasons
  48. PLAYA AJUY PM1 11 seasons
  49. PLAYA ALBA-SAB?N PM1 11 seasons
  50. PLAYA ALCARAVANERAS PM2 11 seasons
  51. PLAYA ALGARROBICOS PM1 11 seasons
  52. PLAYA ALGARROBO PM1 11 seasons
  53. PLAYA ALTAR PM1 11 seasons
  54. PLAYA ALTILLO (EL) PM1 11 seasons
  55. PLAYA ALZADA (LA) PM1 11 seasons
  56. PLAYA AMADORES PM1 11 seasons
  57. PLAYA ANCHA PM1 11 seasons
  58. PLAYA ANCLA (EL) PM1 11 seasons
  59. PLAYA ANTILLAS PM1 11 seasons
  60. PLAYA ARBEYAL PM1 11 seasons

Sea and coast rated Poor in 2025

Changes from 2024 to 2025

Improved (20)

Declined (47)

Coastal bathing waters by autonomous community

Autonomous communitySitesExcellentPoor
Galicia41694.5%1
Andalusia33998.2%0
Valencian Community27891%4
Catalonia25094%1
Canary Islands21895.9%0
Balearic Islands19169.6%3
Murcia8596.5%0
Asturias6687.9%0
Cantabria3588.6%1
Basque Country2792.6%0

Autonomous communities 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
5Spain1,92592%10
6Portugal48792%3
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 Spain are rated Excellent?
1,771 of 1,925 (92%) in the 2025 EEA classification.
Which sea and coast in Spain have the best long-term record?
1,450 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example PLATGETES DE BELLVER PM1, PLAYA ?GUILA (EL) PM1, PLAYA ?ZARO PM1. See the full list.
Can I check current conditions?
The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on NÁYADE (Ministry of Health). Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings.

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