Official annual classification

M 100 OVEST FOCE TORRENTE ELICONA

ItalyCoastal38.12730, 15.06800
2025: Excellent

M 100 OVEST FOCE TORRENTE ELICONA is a coastal bathing water in Italy, 0.7 km east of Oliveri (Sicily) in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Excellent. That is an improvement on Good in 2024.

In italiano: Acque di balneazione M 100 OVEST FOCE TORRENTE ELICONA presso Oliveri: la classificazione ufficiale UE per il 2025 è «eccellente». La qualità è risultata eccellente in 7 delle 10 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.

Not a live safety signal. This is an annual official classification. Temporary pollution, algae, weather, currents or closures may change current conditions. Check the competent authority before swimming.
Before you swim

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.

2025Excellent
2024Good
2023Good
2022Good
2021Excellent
2020Excellent
2019Not classified
2018Excellent
2017Excellent
2016Excellent
2015Excellent
History summary

It was classified in 10 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2015), and 7 of those classifications were Excellent. The class improved from Good in 2024 to Excellent in 2025.

Where it is in Sicily

ExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classifiedThis site783 official bathing waters in Sicily by 2025 class, from official EEA coordinates; outline: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics), generalised, so coastal sites can sit just offshore.
Coast of Taormina and Giardini Naxos, Sicily
Sicily: Coast of Taormina and Giardini Naxos, Sicily. A landscape photo of the wider area, not of M 100 OVEST FOCE TORRENTE ELICONA itself. Photo: Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo credits

How it compares locally

There are 55 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).

Other official bathing waters in Italy around this site, by 2025 class (straight-line distance; cross-border sites not included)
RadiusSitesExcellentGoodSufficientPoorNot classified
Within 5 km1191100
Within 10 km18161100
Within 25 km55438103

Other official bathing waters near Oliveri

4 other official bathing waters have Oliveri as nearest named place. Together, 4 of 5 were Excellent in 2025.

Weather forecast at this location

Forecast valid from 2026-11-11 21:00 UTC; issued 2026-11-11 19:50 UTC
Air temperature18.9 °C · partly cloudy
Wind4.4 m/s from the south
Rain, next 24 h1.6 mm
Air temperature range, next 24 h18 to 26 °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.

Quick answers

What is the latest official rating for M 100 OVEST FOCE TORRENTE ELICONA?
Excellent 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?
Yes. It improved from Good in 2024 to Excellent in 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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