CASTEL DI TUSA
2025: GoodCASTEL DI TUSA is a coastal bathing water in Italy, 3.1 km north-east of Tusa (Sicily) in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Good.
In italiano: Acque di balneazione CASTEL DI TUSA: la classificazione ufficiale UE per il 2025 è «buona». La qualità è risultata eccellente in 4 delle 11 stagioni classificate dal 2015. Divieti temporanei e avvisi di inquinamento sono pubblicati dall’autorità competente (link più sotto). Il resto della pagina è in inglese.
Check today's status and exact location
The annual EEA class gives long-term context. Use the competent authority (Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities) 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 4 of those classifications were Excellent.
Where it is in Sicily

How it compares locally
There are 36 other official bathing waters in Italy within 25 km of this point. In the wider region of Sicily, 84.7% of 783 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across Italy, 90% of the 4,782 coastal bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (89.8% of all 5,535 sites in the country). The nearest Excellent-rated alternative is FOCE TORRENTE TUSA, 1.3 km east (coastal).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 10 km | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 25 km | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other official bathing waters near Tusa
3 other official bathing waters have Tusa as nearest named place. Together, 3 of 4 were Excellent in 2025.
- FOCE TORRENTE NACCHIO MARALLO Excellent Coastal
- FOCE TORRENTE PALI' Excellent Coastal
- FOCE TORRENTE TUSA Excellent Coastal
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 20.1 °C · partly cloudy |
|---|---|
| Wind | 5.9 m/s from the south |
| Rain, next 24 h | 0 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 18 to 25 °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 Italy by straight-line distance. This is not road distance or a live safety ranking.
Coastal · Excellent1.3 km eastFOCE TORRENTE NACCHIO MARALLO
Coastal · Excellent2.0 km westFOCE TORRENTE CANNIZZA
Coastal · Excellent2.8 km eastFOCE TORRENTE PALI'
Coastal · Excellent3.1 km westFOCE TORRENTE S. CATALDO
Coastal · Excellent4.3 km east
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for CASTEL DI TUSA?
- Good for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by Italy. The class summarises microbiological sampling over several seasons; it is not a same-day measurement.
- Has the rating changed recently?
- No. It was Good in both 2024 and 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- Use the national profile linked on this page or Portale Acque (Ministry of Health) run by Ministry of Health, the Regions, ARPA agencies and municipalities, 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 Italy?
- Set by each Region. Official sampling and classification only cover the designated bathing season.
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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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