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 July 2026

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The cleanest beaches in Wales

Rated Excellent or Good in the regulator's latest annual classification. Open any beach for today's live verdict.

Rated Excellent Aberafan Neath Port Talbot Rated Excellent Aberdaron Gwynedd Rated Excellent Aberdyfi Gwynedd Rated Excellent Aberdyfi Rural Gwynedd Rated Excellent Abereiddy Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Aberffraw Isle of Anglesey

Every bathing water in Wales

Rated Excellent Aberafan Neath Port Talbot Rated Excellent Aberdaron Gwynedd Rated Excellent Aberdyfi Gwynedd Rated Excellent Aberdyfi Rural Gwynedd Rated Excellent Abereiddy Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Aberffraw Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Abermawr Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Abersoch Gwynedd Rated Excellent Barafundle Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Barmouth Gwynedd Rated Excellent Borth Ceredigion Rated Excellent Bracelet Bay Swansea Rated Excellent Broad Haven (Central) Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Broad Haven (South) Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Caerfai Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Castle Beach, Tenby Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Caswell Bay Swansea Rated Excellent Church Bay Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Cilborth Ceredigion Rated Excellent Col-Huw Beach (Llantwit Major) the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Excellent Cold Knap Barry the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Excellent Colwyn Bay Conwy Rated Excellent Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias Conwy Rated Excellent Coppet Hall Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Craig Du Beach Central Gwynedd Rated Excellent Dale Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Druidston Haven Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Dyffryn (Llanendwyn) Gwynedd Rated Excellent Fairbourne Gwynedd Rated Excellent Freshwater East Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Freshwater West Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Glan Don Beach Gwynedd Rated Excellent Harlech Gwynedd Rated Excellent Langland Bay Swansea Rated Excellent Little Haven Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Llandanwg Gwynedd Rated Excellent Llanddona Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Llanddwyn Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Llanfairfechan Conwy Rated Excellent Llangrannog Ceredigion Rated Excellent Llanishen Reservoir Cardiff Rated Excellent Llanrhystud Ceredigion Rated Excellent Llyn Padarn Gwynedd Rated Excellent Lydstep Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Manorbier Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Marloes Sands Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Morfa Dinlle Gwynedd Rated Excellent Morfa Nefyn Gwynedd Rated Excellent Mwnt Ceredigion Rated Excellent Newgale Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Nolton Haven Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Pembrey Carmarthenshire Rated Excellent Penally Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Penbryn Ceredigion Rated Excellent Pendine Carmarthenshire Rated Excellent Penmaenmawr Conwy Rated Excellent Poppit West Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Port Eynon Bay Swansea Rated Excellent Porth Dafarch Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Porth Neigwl Gwynedd Rated Excellent Pwllheli Gwynedd Rated Excellent Rest Bay Porthcawl Bridgend Rated Excellent Rhosneigr Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Rhossili Swansea Rated Excellent Sandy Bay Porthcawl Bridgend Rated Excellent Sandy Haven Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Saundersfoot Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Silver Bay Rhoscolyn Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Southerndown the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Excellent St Davids - Benllech Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Tal-y-Bont Gwynedd Rated Excellent Tenby South Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Traeth Lligwy Isle of Anglesey Rated Excellent Trecco Bay Porthcawl Bridgend Rated Excellent Tresaith Ceredigion Rated Excellent Tywyn Gwynedd Rated Excellent West Angle Pembrokeshire Rated Excellent Whitesands Pembrokeshire Rated Good Abergele (Pensarn) Conwy Rated Good Aberporth Ceredigion Rated Good Aberystwyth North Ceredigion Rated Good Aberystwyth South Ceredigion Rated Good Amroth Central Pembrokeshire Rated Good Benllech Isle of Anglesey Rated Good Borth Wen Isle of Anglesey Rated Good Clarach South Ceredigion Rated Good Criccieth Gwynedd Rated Good Jackson's Bay Barry Island the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Good Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) Conwy Rated Good Limeslade Bay Swansea Rated Good Llandudno North Shore Conwy Rated Good Llandudno West Shore Conwy Rated Good New Quay Harbour Ceredigion Rated Good New Quay North Ceredigion Rated Good Newport North Pembrokeshire Rated Good Oxwich Bay Swansea Rated Good Penarth Beach the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Good Porth Nefyn Gwynedd Rated Good Prestatyn Central Denbighshire Rated Good Rhyl East Denbighshire Rated Good Swansea Bay Swansea Rated Good Tenby North Pembrokeshire Rated Good Trearddur Bay Isle of Anglesey Rated Good Whitmore Bay Barry Island the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Sufficient Cemaes Isle of Anglesey Rated Sufficient Marine Lake, Rhyl Denbighshire Rated Sufficient Rhyl Central Denbighshire Rated Sufficient The Warren, Hay On Wye Powys Rated Sufficient Traeth Gwyn New Quay Ceredigion Rated Sufficient Wiseman's Bridge Pembrokeshire Rated Poor Ogmore-By-Sea the Vale of Glamorgan Rated Poor Watch House Bay the Vale of Glamorgan Unclassified Fontygary Bay the Vale of Glamorgan Unclassified Llandeilo Swing Bridge Carmarthenshire

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.