Sweden · county · official name Västra Götalands län
Bathing water quality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Västra Götaland County has 88 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (47 lake and 41 coastal). 76.1% were classified Excellent — 1.6 points below the 77.7% across Sweden — and 1 was Poor. 21 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badvattenkvalitet i Västra Götalands län
Av 88 officiella EU-badplatser i Västra Götalands län var 76,1 % ”utmärkt” 2025; antal badplatser med ”dålig”: 1.
88
official bathing waters
76.1%
Excellent in 2025
1
Poor in 2025
Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Map of official bathing waters in Västra Götaland County
Excellent 67Good 8Sufficient 3Poor 1Not classified 9
Sea, lakes and rivers in Västra Götaland County
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | 41 | 26 (63.4%) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Lake | 47 | 41 (87.2%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
21 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.
- ALMENÄS BADPLATS, ÖRESJÖ 11 seasons
- GAMLA ÖRLENBADET 11 seasons
- GINGSJÖN 11 seasons
- HÄRLANDA TJÄRN 11 seasons
- HORNASJÖN 11 seasons
- LANDVETTERSJÖN-FRÖKENS UDDE 11 seasons
- LILLA STAMSJÖN 11 seasons
- Ö:A NEDSJÖN, TUBBARED 11 seasons
- SÄTILA LYGNERN 11 seasons
- SÄVELÅNGEN, DRÄNGSERED 11 seasons
- SÄVEN 11 seasons
- SIMSJÖN STORA BADVIKEN 11 seasons
- Sisjöns badplats 11 seasons
- Södra Barnsjöns badplats 11 seasons
- STORA DELSJÖN 11 seasons
- SURTESJÖN 11 seasons
- Tulebosjöns badplats 11 seasons
- Vänern, Gaddesanna 11 seasons
- VÄNERN, URSAND 11 seasons
- Västra Ingsjöns badplats 11 seasons
- VÄSTRA NEDSJÖN 11 seasons
- SKOGSSJÖN 10 seasons
- ANTEN, GRÄFSNÄS SLOTTSPARK 9 seasons
- MJÖRN, LÖVEKULLE CAMPING 9 seasons
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.
- TUMLEHED Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (10)
- FISKEBÄCK Good → Excellent
- FOTÖ, VIVIK Good → Excellent
- Grebbestad Good → Excellent
- HÖNÖ, HÄSTEN Good → Excellent
- KÅSJÖN, BARNBRYGGAN Good → Excellent
- LANDVETTERSJÖN-SJÖHOLMEN Good → Excellent
- SALTHOLMENS KALLBADHUS Poor → Sufficient
- SÄTERIET/HÄSTVIKEN Good → Excellent
Declined (1)
- ASPEN Excellent → Good
How Västra Götaland 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 | 79 | 67 | 84.8% | 1 |
| 2024 | 78 | 58 | 74.4% | 2 |
| 2023 | 75 | 56 | 74.7% | 1 |
| 2022 | 66 | 58 | 87.9% | 0 |
| 2021 | 68 | 59 | 86.8% | 0 |
| 2020 | 65 | 63 | 96.9% | 0 |
| 2019 | 63 | 62 | 98.4% | 0 |
| 2018 | 65 | 58 | 89.2% | 0 |
| 2017 | 65 | 37 | 56.9% | 0 |
| 2016 | 59 | 55 | 93.2% | 0 |
| 2015 | 55 | 51 | 92.7% | 0 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Västra Götaland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Västra Frölunda | 9 | 5 (55.6%) | 0 |
| Grebbestad | 4 | 3 (75%) | 0 |
| Hönö | 4 | 3 (75%) | 0 |
| Alingsås | 4 | 2 (50%) | 0 |
| Hindås | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Kinna | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Mölndal | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Ingared | 3 | 2 (66.7%) | 0 |
| Billdal | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Hunnebostrand | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Landvetter | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Mölnlycke | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Partille | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Strömstad | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
| Styrsö | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 |
All 88 official bathing waters in Västra Götaland 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 88 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Coastal 41 sites · 63.4% Excellent · 1 Poor
- ASKIMSBADET · Västra Frölunda Sufficient
- Badberget Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- BILLDAL Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- BOVALLSTRAND, BADHOLMARNA · Hunnebostrand Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- Boviken Good
- BRÄNNÖ RAMSDAL · Styrsö Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- Edsvik · Grebbestad Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- FISKEBÄCK · Västra Frölunda Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- FOTÖ, VIVIK · Hönö Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- GANLET · Västra Frölunda Good
- Grebbestad Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- Grönemad · Grebbestad Excellent
- HAFSTENS CAMPING Good
- Hamnbadet · Gothenburg Sufficient
- HÄSTEDALEN, HUNNEBOSTRAND Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- HÄSTEVIK · Hjuvik Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- HÖNÖ, HÄSTEN Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- HÖNÖ, JUNGFRUVIKEN Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- HÖNÖ, LAPPOSAND Not classified
- HOVÅSBADET · Västra Frölunda Good
- KÄLLÖKNIPPLA TRANBÄRSVIKEN · Björkö Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- LILLEBY · Torslanda Good
- MARHOLMEN · Västra Frölunda Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- NÄSET · Västra Frölunda Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- ÖCKERÖ, HJÄLVIK Not classified
- Östad Not classified
- PINNEVIKSBADET · Lysekil Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- SALTHOLMENS KALLBADHUS · Västra Frölunda Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- SALTÖ · Strömstad Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- SANDÖN, SMÖGEN Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- SAXENHOF · Ljungskile Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- SELÄTER · Strömstad Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- SILLVIK · Torslanda Good
- SMITHSKA UDDEN · Västra Frölunda Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- STORA AMUNDÖN · Billdal Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- STYRSÖ BRATTEN Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- Sundshult Not classified
- TÅNGEN, KUNGSHAMN, Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- Tanum Strand · Grebbestad Not classified
- TUMLEHED · Björkö Poor Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons
- UNDA CAMPING · Uddevalla Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
Lake 47 sites · 87.2% Excellent
- ALMENÄS BADPLATS, ÖRESJÖ · Borås Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ANTEN, GRÄFSNÄS SLOTTSPARK · Sollebrunn Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- ASPEN · Lerum Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- BERGSJÖN · Partille Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- GAMLA ÖRLENBADET · Tibro Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Gerdsken, Gräsbadet · Alingsås Not classified
- Gerdsken, Hästabadet · Alingsås Not classified
- GINGSJÖN · Rävlanda Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HÄRLANDA TJÄRN · Partille Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HORNASJÖN · Landvetter Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KÅSJÖN, BARNBRYGGAN · Furulund Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- LANDVETTERSJÖN-FRÖKENS UDDE · Mölnlycke Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANDVETTERSJÖN-SJÖHOLMEN · Landvetter Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- LILLA STAMSJÖN · Lerum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Mjörn, Bergsjödalsviken · Ingared Not classified
- MJÖRN, LÖVEKULLE CAMPING · Alingsås Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- Ö:A NEDSJÖN, TUBBARED · Hindås Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Ö:A ÖRESJÖN, HANATORP · Kinna Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- Ö:A ÖRESJÖN, MOS STRAND · Kinna Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- ÖRESJÖ, PHOENIX · Trollhättan Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- PLAYA MJÖRN · Alingsås Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- RÅDASJÖNS BADPLATS · Mölndal Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- SÄTERIET/HÄSTVIKEN · Mölnlycke Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- SÄTILA LYGNERN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SÄVELÅNGEN, DRÄNGSERED · Stenkullen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SÄVELÅNGEN, INGAREDS BADPLATS · Ingared Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- SÄVEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SIMSJÖN STORA BADVIKEN · Skultorp Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Sisjöns badplats · Västra Frölunda Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SKENE HEDGÄRDESJÖN · Kinna Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- SKOGSSJÖN · Falköping Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- Skräcklan Barnbadet · Vänersborg Good
- Södra Barnsjöns badplats · Lindome Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Stensjön, John Halls vägs badplats · Mölndal Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- STORA DELSJÖN · Mölndal Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STORA FÄRGEN, LYGNAREDS CAMPING · Ingared Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- SURTESJÖN · Lövgärdet Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Tulebosjöns badplats · Kållered Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- V:A NEDSJÖN, NEDFLO · Hindås Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- Vänern, Gaddesanna · Vargön Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VÄNERN, NORDKROKEN · Vargön Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- VÄNERN, ÖRNÄS VID SIMSTADION · Åmål Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- VÄNERN, SIKHALL Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- VÄNERN, URSAND · Vänersborg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Västra Ingsjöns badplats Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VÄSTRA NEDSJÖN · Hindås Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- Vristulven, Meybobadet Not classified
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 Västra Götaland County were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 67 of 88 (76.1%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 8 were Good, 3 Sufficient and 1 Poor, and 9 had no class. That ranks Västra Götaland County 5 of 8 Sweden counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches and lakes in Västra Götaland County have the best long-term record?
- 21 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ALMENÄS BADPLATS, ÖRESJÖ, GAMLA ÖRLENBADET, GINGSJÖN. See the ranking.
- Which places in Västra Götaland County have the most official bathing waters?
- Västra Frölunda (9, 55.6% Excellent), Grebbestad (4, 75% Excellent), Hönö (4, 75% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Västra Götaland County rated Poor?
- Yes, 1: TUMLEHED.
- 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.