NORDSEESTRAND DUHNEN RETTUNGSSTATION
2025: ExcellentNORDSEESTRAND DUHNEN RETTUNGSSTATION is a coastal bathing water in Germany, 4.6 km north-west of Cuxhaven (Lower Saxony) in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Excellent. It has been rated Excellent in each of the last 11 seasons.
Auf Deutsch: Badestelle NORDSEESTRAND DUHNEN RETTUNGSSTATION bei Cuxhaven: Die offizielle EU-Einstufung der Badegewässerqualität für 2025 lautet „ausgezeichnet“. In 11 von 11 eingestuften Saisons seit 2015 war sie ausgezeichnet. Aktuelle Badeverbote und Warnungen veröffentlicht die zuständige Behörde (Link weiter unten). Die übrigen Angaben auf dieser Seite sind auf Englisch.
Check today's status and exact location
The annual EEA class gives long-term context. Use the competent authority (The federal states (Länder); national overview by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA)) for temporary pollution, closures or alerts, and confirm this bathing water on the map before relying on the record.
Quality history
Annual classifications from the EEA record, 2015–2025, where available.
It was classified in 11 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 11 of those classifications were Excellent. The current run of Excellent classifications covers 11 consecutive seasons (2015–2025).
Where it is in Lower Saxony
How it compares locally
There are 16 other official bathing waters in Germany within 25 km of this point. In the wider state of Lower Saxony, 87.2% of 273 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across Germany, 89.3% of the 346 coastal bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (90.9% of all 2,291 sites in the country).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 10 km | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 25 km | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other official bathing waters near Cuxhaven
6 other official bathing waters have Cuxhaven as nearest named place. Together, 7 of 7 were Excellent in 2025.
- ELBESTRANDBAD CUXHAVEN ALTENBRUCH Excellent Transitional
- NORDSEESTRAND DOESE Excellent Coastal
- NORDSEESTRAND DUHNEN KURVERWALTUNG Excellent Coastal
- NORDSEESTRAND GRIMMERSHOERN BUCHT Excellent Transitional
- NORDSEESTRAND SAHLENBURG WATTWAGEN Excellent Coastal
- NORDSEESTRAND SAHLENBURG WERNERWALDSTRASSE Excellent Coastal
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 1.4 °C · partly cloudy |
|---|---|
| Wind | 2.5 m/s from the south |
| Rain, next 24 h | 0.7 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 1 to 10 °C |
Forecast data: MET Norway Locationforecast, licensed under CC BY 4.0, summarised by BathingWaterFinder for the nearest ~1 km grid point. This is a weather forecast for the air, not a measurement of water temperature or water quality.
Nearby official bathing waters
Closest records in Germany by straight-line distance. This is not road distance or a live safety ranking.
Coastal · Excellent0.2 km north-eastNORDSEESTRAND DOESE
Coastal · Excellent2.4 km eastNORDSEESTRAND GRIMMERSHOERN BUCHT
Transitional · Excellent3.6 km eastNORDSEESTRAND SAHLENBURG WATTWAGEN
Coastal · Excellent3.7 km south-westNORDSEESTRAND SAHLENBURG WERNERWALDSTRASSE
Coastal · Excellent4.2 km south-west
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for NORDSEESTRAND DUHNEN RETTUNGSSTATION?
- Excellent for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by Germany. The class summarises microbiological sampling over several seasons; it is not a same-day measurement.
- Has the rating changed recently?
- No. It was Excellent in both 2024 and 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- Use the national profile linked on this page or Bathing-water quality (UBA, links to all states) run by The federal states (Länder); national overview by the Umweltbundesamt (UBA), and follow signs and lifeguard instructions at the water. Temporary bans and pollution alerts are published there, not in the annual EEA class.
- When is the bathing season in Germany?
- Set by each federal state. Official sampling and classification only cover the designated bathing season.
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For municipalities, campsites, hotels and clubs: the badge shows the current official EEA class of NORDSEESTRAND DUHNEN RETTUNGSSTATION and updates automatically when the next season's classification is published. It links back to this page with the history and today's notice sources.
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Official source
Data source: European Environment Agency (EEA); bathing-water data and coordinates are reported by national authorities. Imported for this site on 2026-11-06. Distances, local counts and the history summary are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.
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