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Excellent: 77Good: 8Sufficient: 2
✅ Not a single site in Malta is rated Poor this season.
✅ The safest bets in Malta
Sites that have held the top rating five seasons in a row — not a one-year fluke.
- Opposite Paradise Bay Hotel Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Il-bajja Tal-mellieha Opposite San Remo Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Il-bajja Tal-mellieha Dawret It-tunnara Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Siren S Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Il-bajja Ta Santa Marija Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Dawret Ix-xatt Tan-nisa Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Font Ghadir Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Below Qui-si-sana Steps Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Xifer Ic-cerna Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Ghar Lapsi Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Wied Iz-zurrieq Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
- Il-bajja Tal-mellieha Opposite da Tommaso Excellent ✅ Excellent five seasons straight
📍 Destinations in Malta
Common questions about swimming in Malta
Is it safe to swim in Malta?
Mostly yes. 89% of Malta's 87 officially monitored bathing sites hold the top "Excellent" class in the 2025 assessment, and not a single one is rated Poor.
Which beaches in Malta should I avoid?
None. No bathing site in Malta carries a Poor classification in the 2025 assessment.
Where is the water cleanest in Malta?
77 sites have held the top rating five seasons running — a far better signal than a single good year. Around Valletta, Mellieha you will find the densest clusters.
How often is water quality tested in Malta?
Through the whole bathing season. National sanitary authorities sample each official site for E. coli and intestinal enterococci, report to the European Environment Agency, and the published class reflects the last four seasons combined.
Ratings are the official season-long classification, computed from the last four seasons of sampling — not a live reading. After a storm any site can be temporarily worse; local advisories win.