Bathing region · Nederland
Friesland
Friesland has 50 officially assessed bathing waters, 25 of them currently rated excellent water quality by the EEA (last updated July 2026).
Excellent 25Good 13Sufficient 8Poor 4
Friesland in the Netherlands has 51 official bathing sites, of which 50 have been assessed. The region is shaped by its flat, water-rich landscape, offering 42 lakes and 9 coastal bathing spots. 24 out of 50 assessed sites are rated excellent, 16 are rated good. Only 4 sites receive a poor rating. This makes Friesland a strong destination for both inland lake swimming and coastal bathing. All sites with current water quality data can be explored and filtered on nextlake.eu by water type or quality rating.