Bathing water quality in Halland County, Sweden
Halland County has 50 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (49 coastal and 1 lake). 68% were classified Excellent — 9.7 points below the 77.7% across Sweden — and 0 were Poor. 8 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badvattenkvalitet i Hallands län
Av 50 officiella EU-badplatser i Hallands län var 68 % ”utmärkt” 2025; antal badplatser med ”dålig”: 0.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Halland County
Sea, lakes and rivers in Halland County
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 49 | 33 (67.3%) | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lake | 1 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
8 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown and every site is in the full list below.
- FRÖSAKULL 11 seasons
- GETTERÖN 1:A VIK 11 seasons
- GETTERÖN 4:E VIK 11 seasons
- GETTERÖN 5:E VIK 11 seasons
- SVÄRJAREHÅLAN 11 seasons
- TYLÖBÄCK 11 seasons
- TYLÖSAND 11 seasons
- VILSHÄRAD 11 seasons
- BARNENS BADSTRAND 10 seasons
- DJUPA DRÄKT 10 seasons
- FRÖSAKULL, FIRST CAMP 10 seasons
- Gottskär - Utholmen 10 seasons
- KÄRRADAL SÖDRA(2) 10 seasons
- SKARPENORD 10 seasons
- RINGENÄS 9 seasons
- UGGLARPS N CAMPING 9 seasons
- GLOMMEN 8 seasons
- HAVERDAL 8 seasons
- LÅNGASAND 8 seasons
- OLOFSBO 8 seasons
- RINGSEGÅRD, SKREA SAND 8 seasons
- Rosendals havsbad norr 8 seasons
- SKÄRSHULTS CAMPING 8 seasons
- Skrea N, Bryggan/ Bacchus 8 seasons
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 50 official bathing waters in Halland County was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (7)
- SMARHOLMEN Poor → Excellent
- LERKIL Poor → Good
- LILLA APELVIKEN Sufficient → Excellent
- APELVIKEN 2 Sufficient → Good
- LAHOLMSBUKTEN, BIRGER PERS VÄG Good → Excellent
- SÖRVIK Poor → Sufficient
- TORSTENSVIK Good → Excellent
Declined (0)
None.
How Halland County 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 | 49 | 34 | 69.4% | 0 |
| 2024 | 49 | 30 | 61.2% | 3 |
| 2023 | 49 | 30 | 61.2% | 4 |
| 2022 | 49 | 40 | 81.6% | 2 |
| 2021 | 49 | 42 | 85.7% | 2 |
| 2020 | 48 | 44 | 91.7% | 1 |
| 2019 | 48 | 42 | 87.5% | 0 |
| 2018 | 47 | 42 | 89.4% | 0 |
| 2017 | 38 | 32 | 84.2% | 0 |
| 2016 | 38 | 27 | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2015 | 33 | 16 | 48.5% | 1 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Halland County
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varberg | 10 | 8 (80%) | 0 |
| Frösakull | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Glommen | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Steninge | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Åsa | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 0 |
| Frillesås | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 0 |
| Fyllinge | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 0 |
| Mellbystrand | 3 | 1 (33.3%) | 0 |
| Träslövsläge | 3 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
| Falkenberg | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Haverdal | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Skrea | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Västra Hagen | 2 | 1 (50%) | 0 |
All 50 official bathing waters in Halland County
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 50 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Coastal 49 sites · 67.3% Excellent
- APELVIKEN 1 · Varberg Good
- APELVIKEN 2 · Träslövsläge Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- BARNENS BADSTRAND · Varberg Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- DJUPA DRÄKT · Varberg Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- ESPEVIK · Bua Good
- FÄSTNINGSBADET · Varberg Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- FRÖSAKULL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FRÖSAKULL, FIRST CAMP Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- Gårda brygga - Hamn · Åsa Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- GETTERÖN 1:A VIK · Varberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GETTERÖN 3:E VIK · Varberg Good
- GETTERÖN 4:E VIK · Varberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GETTERÖN 5:E VIK · Varberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GLOMMEN Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- Gottskär - Utholmen · Onsala Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- Gröningen · Fyllinge Not classified
- HAGÖNS CAMPINGPLATS · Fyllinge Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- HAVERDAL Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- KAGABÄCKSVIKEN · Träslövsläge Sufficient
- KÄRRADAL SÖDRA(2) Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- KÖPENHAMN · Fyllinge Good
- LAHOLMSBUKTEN, BIRGER PERS VÄG · Mellbystrand Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- LAHOLMSBUKTEN, FISKAREGATAN · Mellbystrand Good
- LAHOLMSBUKTEN, KOLONIVÄGEN · Mellbystrand Good
- LÅNGASAND · Skrea Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- LERKIL · Västra Hagen Good Poor → Good since 2024
- LILLA APELVIKEN · Varberg Excellent Sufficient → Excellent since 2024
- OLOFSBO · Glommen Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- RINGENÄS · Frösakull Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- RINGSEGÅRD, SKREA SAND Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- Rosendals havsbad norr · Glommen Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SKARPENORD · Varberg Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- Skrea N, Bryggan/ Bacchus · Falkenberg Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SKREA STRAND SYD · Falkenberg Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SMARHOLMEN · Västra Hagen Excellent Poor → Excellent since 2024
- SÖRVIK · Åsa Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- STENINGE Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- STRÅVALLA · Frillesås Good
- SVÄRJAREHÅLAN · Frösakull Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TJOLÖHOLM · Åsa Sufficient
- TORSTENSVIK · Frillesås Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- TRÄSLÖVSLÄGE Good
- TYLÖBÄCK · Frösakull Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TYLÖSAND · Frösakull Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UGGLARP S VASSVIK · Steninge Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- UGGLARPS N CAMPING · Steninge Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- Vallda Sandö-Stensvik · Särö Good
- VALLERSVIK · Frillesås Good
- VILSHÄRAD · Haverdal Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Lake 1 site · 100% Excellent
- SKÄRSHULTS CAMPING · Hyltebruk Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
Compared with other counties in Sweden
| # | County | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blekinge County | 17 | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2 | Jönköping County | 15 | 86.7% | 0 |
| 3 | Kalmar County | 36 | 86.1% | 0 |
| 4 | Värmland County | 21 | 85.7% | 0 |
| 5 | Västra Götaland County | 88 | 76.1% | 1 |
| 6 | Skåne County | 86 | 75.6% | 1 |
| 7 | Stockholm County | 86 | 69.8% | 7 |
| 8 | Halland County | 50 | 68% | 0 |
Counties 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 Halland County were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 34 of 50 (68%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 12 were Good, 3 Sufficient and 0 Poor, and 1 had no class. That ranks Halland County 8 of 8 Sweden counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in Halland County have the best long-term record?
- 8 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example FRÖSAKULL, GETTERÖN 1:A VIK, GETTERÖN 4:E VIK. See the ranking.
- Which places in Halland County have the most official bathing waters?
- Varberg (10, 80% Excellent), Frösakull (6, 100% Excellent), Glommen (3, 100% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Halland County rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Badplatsen (HaV) (Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (HaV) and the municipalities). 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 Sweden, 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 Sweden. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.