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Is the water clean? Bathing-water quality per beach

The official bathing-water results we may use, beach by beach: 274 beaches in 9 places. Where no government publishes them, we say so instead of guessing.

Canary Islands

52 of 55 beaches have an official result. Source: European Environment Agency.

Not in the official list: Costa Calma Beach, Las Playas and Playa del Verodal.

Algarve

36 of 36 beaches have an official result. Source: European Environment Agency.

Mallorca

42 of 44 beaches have an official result. Source: European Environment Agency.

Not in the official list: Caló dels Macs and Es Canyaret.

Crete

36 of 42 beaches have an official result. Source: European Environment Agency.

Not in the official list: Rethymnon Beach, Georgioupolis Beach, Analipsi, Vatalos Beach, Sarakiniko and Orthi Ammos.

Amalfi Coast

17 of 18 beaches have an official result. Source: European Environment Agency.

Not in the official list: Spiaggia Santa Teresa.

Sardinia

34 of 35 beaches have an official result. Source: European Environment Agency.

Not in the official list: Cala Goloritzè.

Ibiza

27 of 29 beaches have an official result. Source: European Environment Agency.

Not in the official list: Platja Pou des Lleó and Platja s'Estanyol.

Rhodes

23 of 27 beaches have an official result. Source: European Environment Agency.

Not in the official list: Afandou Beach, Masari Beach, Lachania Beach and Kalavarda Beach.

Miami and the Florida Keys

7 of 8 beaches have an official result. Source: Florida Department of Health.

Not in the official list: Fort Lauderdale Beach.

No official data

• Aruba: no official bathing-water results published that we may use
• Bonaire: no official bathing-water results published that we may use
• Curaçao: no official bathing-water results published that we may use
• Riviera Maya and Cozumel: no official bathing-water results published that we may use
• Bali: no official bathing-water results published that we may use
• Punta Cana and Bayahibe: no official bathing-water results published that we may use

What the words mean

• Europe: the EU classification of the last four bathing seasons (excellent, good, sufficient, poor), from E. coli and intestinal enterococci tests through the season. One result per beach per year; a beach rated poor carries an advice against bathing.
• Florida: the Florida Department of Health tests the water for enterococci (bacteria from sewage and animals) every one to two weeks. When a test comes back poor, it issues an advisory against swimming until a retest is clean. Where a beach has several sampling points, an advisory at any of them counts.

After heavy rain, water near river mouths, storm drains and gullies can be dirty for a day or two anywhere, with or without a test. Follow local signs and flags.

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