Bathing water quality in Wales
Wales has 114 designated bathing waters. The regulator's latest classifications are 78 Excellent, 26 Good, 6 Sufficient and 2 Poor.
Updated June 2026
The cleanest beaches in Wales
Rated Excellent or Good in the regulator's latest annual classification. Open any beach for today's live verdict.
Every bathing water in Wales
Classification:Excellent Aberafan Classification:Excellent Aberdaron Classification:Excellent Aberdyfi Classification:Excellent Aberdyfi Rural Classification:Excellent Abereiddy Classification:Excellent Aberffraw Classification:Excellent Abermawr Classification:Excellent Abersoch Classification:Excellent Barafundle Classification:Excellent Barmouth Classification:Excellent Borth Classification:Excellent Bracelet Bay Classification:Excellent Broad Haven (Central) Classification:Excellent Broad Haven (South) Classification:Excellent Caerfai Classification:Excellent Castle Beach, Tenby Classification:Excellent Caswell Bay Classification:Excellent Church Bay Classification:Excellent Cilborth Classification:Excellent Col-Huw Beach (Llantwit Major) Classification:Excellent Cold Knap Barry Classification:Excellent Colwyn Bay Classification:Excellent Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Classification:Excellent Coppet Hall Classification:Excellent Craig Du Beach Central Classification:Excellent Dale Classification:Excellent Druidston Haven Classification:Excellent Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) Classification:Excellent Fairbourne Classification:Excellent Freshwater East Classification:Excellent Freshwater West Classification:Excellent Glan Don Beach Classification:Excellent Harlech Classification:Excellent Langland Bay Classification:Excellent Little Haven Classification:Excellent Llandanwg Classification:Excellent Llanddona Classification:Excellent Llanddwyn Classification:Excellent Llanfairfechan Classification:Excellent Llangrannog Classification:Excellent Llanishen Reservoir Classification:Excellent Llanrhystud Classification:Excellent Llyn Padarn Classification:Excellent Lydstep Classification:Excellent Manorbier Classification:Excellent Marloes Sands Classification:Excellent Morfa Dinlle Classification:Excellent Morfa Nefyn Classification:Excellent Mwnt Classification:Excellent Newgale Classification:Excellent Nolton Haven Classification:Excellent Pembrey Classification:Excellent Penally Classification:Excellent Penbryn Classification:Excellent Pendine Classification:Excellent Penmaenmawr Classification:Excellent Poppit West Classification:Excellent Port Eynon Bay Classification:Excellent Porth Dafarch Classification:Excellent Porth Neigwl Classification:Excellent Pwllheli Classification:Excellent Rest Bay Porthcawl Classification:Excellent Rhosneigr Classification:Excellent Rhossili Classification:Excellent Sandy Bay Porthcawl Classification:Excellent Sandy Haven Classification:Excellent Saundersfoot Classification:Excellent Silver Bay Rhoscolyn Classification:Excellent Southerndown Classification:Excellent St Davids - Benllech Classification:Excellent Tal-y-Bont Classification:Excellent Tenby South Classification:Excellent Traeth Lligwy Classification:Excellent Trecco Bay Porthcawl Classification:Excellent Tresaith Classification:Excellent Tywyn Classification:Excellent West Angle Classification:Excellent Whitesands Classification:Good Abergele (Pensarn) Classification:Good Aberporth Classification:Good Aberystwyth North Classification:Good Aberystwyth South Classification:Good Amroth Central Classification:Good Benllech Classification:Good Borth Wen Classification:Good Clarach South Classification:Good Criccieth Classification:Good Jackson's Bay Barry Island Classification:Good Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) Classification:Good Limeslade Bay Classification:Good Llandudno North Shore Classification:Good Llandudno West Shore Classification:Good New Quay Harbour Classification:Good New Quay North Classification:Good Newport North Classification:Good Oxwich Bay Classification:Good Penarth Beach Classification:Good Porth Nefyn Classification:Good Prestatyn Central Classification:Good Rhyl East Classification:Good Swansea Bay Classification:Good Tenby North Classification:Good Trearddur Bay Classification:Good Whitmore Bay Barry Island Classification:Sufficient Cemaes Classification:Sufficient Marine Lake, Rhyl Classification:Sufficient Rhyl Central Classification:Sufficient The Warren, Hay On Wye Classification:Sufficient Traeth Gwyn New Quay Classification:Sufficient Wiseman's Bridge Classification:Poor Ogmore-By-Sea Classification:Poor Watch House Bay Classification:Unknown Fontygary Bay Classification:Unknown Llandeilo Swing Bridge
Areas in Wales
- Ceredigion 14 bathing waters
- Conwy 8 bathing waters
- Gwynedd 20 bathing waters
- Isle of Anglesey 13 bathing waters
- Pembrokeshire 29 bathing waters
- Swansea 8 bathing waters
- the Vale of Glamorgan 9 bathing waters
Common questions
- Which beach is cleanest in Wales?
- Aberafan holds an Excellent classification, the regulator's top tier. 104 of the 114 bathing waters in Wales are rated Excellent or Good.
- How many bathing waters are in Wales?
- 114. The regulator's latest classifications are 78 Excellent, 26 Good, 6 Sufficient and 2 Poor.