Menorca beaches: 2025 bathing-water quality
Menorca has 30 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season. 80% were classified Excellent — 6.6 points below the 86.6% across all of Spain — and 0 were Poor. 17 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. By area, the Excellent share is highest around Maó (100% of 10) and lowest around Ciutadella (44.4% of 9).
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
About Menorca
Menorca is the north-easternmost of the Balearic Islands and has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1993. Its bathing zones are part of the Balearic Islands’ census and are reported nationally through Spain’s NÁYADE system.
How this page is defined: official EEA bathing waters reported by Spain whose coordinates fall inside a boundary drawn around Menorca. Coordinates are reported by the national authority.
Map of official bathing waters
Menorca by area
Each official site is grouped under the nearest of 5 reference towns, measured in a straight line from its reported coordinates. This is an orientation aid, not a municipal boundary.
| Area | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maó | 10 | 10 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ciutadella | 9 | 4 (44.4%) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fornells | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Son Bou | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cala Galdana | 2 | 1 (50%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most consistent Excellent sites
17 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- PLAYA ARENAL D'EN CASTELL PM1 11 seasons · around Fornells
- PLAYA BINIBECA PM1 11 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA BINISAFUA PM1 11 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA CALA ALCAUFAR PM1 11 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA CALA BINIDAL? PM1 11 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA CALA GALDANA PM1 11 seasons · around Cala Galdana
- PLAYA CALA MESQUIDA PM1 11 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA DES VIVER PM1 11 seasons · around Fornells
- PLAYA ES GRAU PM1 11 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA PUNTA PRIMA PM1 11 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA SANT ADEODATO PM1 11 seasons · around Son Bou
- PLAYA SANT TOM?S PM1 11 seasons · around Son Bou
- PLAYA SES SALINES PM1 11 seasons · around Fornells
- PLAYA SON BOU PM1 11 seasons · around Son Bou
- PLAYA SON SAURA PM1 11 seasons · around Fornells
- PLAYA SON XORIGUER PM1 11 seasons · around Ciutadella
- PLAYA TIRANT PM1 11 seasons · around Fornells
- PLAYA CALA EN PORTER PM1 10 seasons · around Son Bou
- PLAYA SANT ESTEVE PM1 9 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA CALA EN BOSCH PM1 7 seasons · around Ciutadella
- PLAYA CALA CANUTELLS PM1 5 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA BINIANCOLLA PM1 4 seasons · around Maó
- PLAYA CALA MORELL PM1 4 seasons · around Ciutadella
- PLAYA SANTANDRIA PM1 2 seasons · around Ciutadella
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 30 official bathing waters on Menorca was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (0)
None.
Declined (2)
- PLAYA GRAN PM1 Good → Sufficient
- PLAYA SA CALETA PM1 Good → Sufficient
How Menorca 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 | 30 | 24 | 80% | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 24 | 80% | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 24 | 80% | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 24 | 80% | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 22 | 73.3% | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 | 23 | 76.7% | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 23 | 76.7% | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 23 | 76.7% | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 24 | 80% | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 27 | 90% | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 24 | 80% | 0 |
All 30 official bathing waters on Menorca
Grouped by area, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Around Maó 10 sites · 100% Excellent
- PLAYA BINIANCOLLA PM1 Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- PLAYA BINIBECA PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA BINISAFUA PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA CALA ALCAUFAR PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA CALA BINIDAL? PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA CALA CANUTELLS PM1 Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- PLAYA CALA MESQUIDA PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA ES GRAU PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA PUNTA PRIMA PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA SANT ESTEVE PM1 Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
Around Ciutadella 9 sites · 44.4% Excellent
- PLAYA CALA BLANCA PM1 Good
- PLAYA CALA EN BLANES PM1 Good
- PLAYA CALA EN BOSCH PM1 Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- PLAYA CALA EN FORCAT PM1 Good
- PLAYA CALA MORELL PM1 Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- PLAYA GRAN PM1 Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- PLAYA SA CALETA PM1 Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- PLAYA SANTANDRIA PM1 Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- PLAYA SON XORIGUER PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Around Fornells 5 sites · 100% Excellent
- PLAYA ARENAL D'EN CASTELL PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA DES VIVER PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA SES SALINES PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA SON SAURA PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA TIRANT PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Around Son Bou 4 sites · 100% Excellent
- PLAYA CALA EN PORTER PM1 Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- PLAYA SANT ADEODATO PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA SANT TOM?S PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA SON BOU PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Around Cala Galdana 2 sites · 50% Excellent
- PLAYA CALA GALDANA PM1 Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLAYA CALA GALDANA PM2 Good
Compared with other destinations
| # | Destination | Country | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corfu | Greece | 66 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Lake Garda | Italy | 128 | 99.2% | 0 |
| 3 | Crete | Greece | 177 | 98.9% | 0 |
| 4 | Halkidiki | Greece | 90 | 98.9% | 0 |
| 5 | Sardinia | Italy | 664 | 96.8% | 1 |
| 6 | Istria (Croatia) | Croatia | 217 | 95.9% | 0 |
| 7 | Costa Brava | Spain | 86 | 94.2% | 1 |
| 8 | Algarve coast | Portugal | 106 | 93.4% | 0 |
| 9 | Lake Balaton | Hungary | 148 | 85.1% | 0 |
| 10 | Menorca | Spain | 30 | 80% | 0 |
| 11 | Corsica | France | 223 | 75.8% | 20 |
| 12 | Rhodes | Greece | 52 | 75% | 0 |
| 13 | Mallorca | Spain | 113 | 68.1% | 3 |
| 14 | Ibiza & Formentera | Spain | 48 | 66.7% | 0 |
| 15 | French Riviera (Alpes-Maritimes) | France | 151 | 63.6% | 3 |
Destinations differ in size, water type and how densely sites are designated, so the table gives context rather than a quality verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters on Menorca were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 24 of 30 (80%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 4 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 0 Poor.
- Which sites on Menorca have the best long-term record?
- 17 were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example PLAYA ARENAL D'EN CASTELL PM1, PLAYA BINIBECA PM1, PLAYA BINISAFUA PM1. See the full ranking.
- Were any bathing waters on Menorca rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On NÁYADE (Ministry of Health) (Ministry of Health (NÁYADE system) and the regional health authorities). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the beach, not in the annual EEA class. Each site page here also shows a weather forecast with heavy-rain context.
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Source
European Environment Agency (EEA), bathing-water data and coordinates reported by Spain, licensed CC BY 4.0. Areas, counts and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.