Bathing Water Quality in Croatia
The EEA 2025 dataset lists 1039 designated bathing sites in Croatia. Of the 926 sites classified in 2025, 96.8% were rated Excellent.
This is an annual classification of microbiological water quality, not a real-time safety assessment. Check local signage and authorities before swimming.
- Excellent896
- Good20
- Sufficient6
- Poor4
- Not classified4
- Newly identified109
Excellent share by season
| Season | Classified sites | Rated Excellent |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 917 | 96.6% |
| 2022 | 918 | 96.6% |
| 2023 | 924 | 97.1% |
| 2024 | 917 | 97.2% |
| 2025 | 926 | 96.8% |
Regions with site pages
Brod-Posavina County3 sites · 0% Excellent · 1 pageCity of Zagreb19 sites · 47.4% Excellent · 1 pageDubrovnik-Neretva County120 sites · 97.4% Excellent · 2 pagesIstria County217 sites · 100% Excellent · 5 pagesKarlovac County1 site · 0% Excellent · 1 pageLika-Senj County33 sites · 100% Excellent · 1 pageOsijek-Baranja County4 sites · 25% Excellent · 1 pagePrimorje-Gorski Kotar County272 sites · 97.7% Excellent · 6 pagesŠibenik-Knin County99 sites · 100% Excellent · 2 pagesSplit-Dalmatia County178 sites · 97.4% Excellent · 3 pagesVirovitica-Podravina County3 sites · 100% Excellent · 1 pageZadar County80 sites · 100% Excellent · 1 page
Regions
| Region | Sites | Excellent (2025) | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brod-Posavina County | 3 | 0% | 1 |
| City of Zagreb | 19 | 47.4% | 1 |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva County | 120 | 97.4% | 2 |
| Istria County | 217 | 100% | 5 |
| Karlovac County | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| Lika-Senj County | 33 | 100% | 1 |
| Osijek-Baranja County | 4 | 25% | 1 |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | 272 | 97.7% | 6 |
| Šibenik-Knin County | 99 | 100% | 2 |
| Sisak-Moslavina County | 1 | — | 0 |
| Split-Dalmatia County | 178 | 97.4% | 3 |
| Varaždin County | 2 | 100% | 0 |
| Virovitica-Podravina County | 3 | 100% | 1 |
| Zadar County | 80 | 100% | 1 |
1039 sites are in this dataset; 918 meet our publication criteria; 25 have a page so far. 7 sites could not be matched to a region and are counted only nationally.
Longest current Excellent records
Published sites with the most consecutive Excellent seasons up to 2025.
- AC Bijela uvala - Uvala Crljena zemlja (Istria County) — 14 seasons Excellent
- AC Valalta - Uvala prema marini (Istria County) — 14 seasons Excellent
- Bačvice - zapad (Split-Dalmatia County) — 14 seasons Excellent
- Baška - plaža izvan lukobrana (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County) — 14 seasons Excellent
- Crveni otok - Uvala zapadno od nasipa (Istria County) — 14 seasons Excellent