Beaches in the Balearic Islands: where to swim today?
6 beaches in 6 municipalities. 2 with a Blue Flag 2026-2027.
All beaches in the Balearic Islands
Mallorca
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 08/09/2026
Platja d'Alcúdia, in the municipality of Alcúdia, is a stretch of fine sand more than 3 km long that begins next to the marina at Port d'Alcúdia.
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 15/09/2026
Es Trenc beach is a long stretch of fine white sand in south-east Mallorca, within the Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos Land and Sea Natural Park, which covers the coast between sa Ràpita and Colònia de Sant Jordi.
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 22/09/2026
Playa de Palma is a long urban stretch of fine white sand on the Bay of Palma, reached by the city's seafront promenade, which starts in the Portopí neighbourhood.
Menorca
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 22/09/2026
Son Bou beach, in the municipality of Alaior, is one of the longest stretches of sand in Menorca: a golden-sand beach open to the sea, between Punta Rodona and Cap de ses Penyes, next to the Son Bou and Torre Solí Nou developments.
Ibiza
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 15/09/2026
Platja d'en Bossa is a 2.7 km beach of fine white sand, facing east, shared between the municipalities of Eivissa and Sant Josep de sa Talaia: its first 700 m, within Eivissa, begin just after ses Figueretes, and the rest belongs to Sant Josep.
Formentera
Bathing water: Out of season, latest analysis on 21/09/2026
Ses Illetes beach covers much of the es Trucadors peninsula, at the northern tip of Formentera, within the Ses Salines de Eivissa y Formentera Natural Park, and faces west.
About the coast in the Balearic Islands
By Equipe editorial GTM Labs · Updated
The Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean, have very varied coasts and a predominantly rocky shoreline, shaped by the islands' complex geology. Beaches make up a small part of the coast and are unevenly spread across Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera; besides sandy beaches there are pebble and gravel beaches, and on Formentera almost all of them are sandy.
Most of the large sandy beaches are surrounded by dunes and woods of pine and juniper, such as Es Trenc, in the south of Mallorca. Ibiza and Formentera share the Ses Salines Natural Park, with meadows of Posidonia oceanica seagrass, and the Cabrera archipelago is a national park.
Sources: Govern de les Illes Balears (caib.es), Costas · Agència d'Estratègia Turística de les Illes Balears (illesbalears.travel), Grandes arenales de las Islas Baleares · Agència d'Estratègia Turística de les Illes Balears (illesbalears.travel), Qué hacer · Turespaña (spain.info), Islas Baleares
Getting to know the sea in the Balearic Islands
- Wind
Winds here have names: tramontana (from the north), mestral (from the north-west), garbí (from the south-west) and levante (from the east).
Each beach page uses these names when they blow, and they count in the verdict like any other wind. Each name links to its definition.
- Tide
In the Mediterranean the tide varies by only a few centimetres, so we do not mark high or low tide.
- Bathing water
Out of season: 6
Latest analysis at each beach, from 08/09/2026 to 22/09/2026.
It is a periodic analysis, not today's water. The detail and the source are on each beach page.
Verdict for today only; each beach's page has the reasons and sources. It does not replace the instructions of the authorities at the beach.
Frequently asked questions
Which beaches in the Balearic Islands can I check today?
We cover 6 beaches in the Balearic Islands, checked one by one: Playa de Ses Illetes, Playa d'En Bossa, Playa Port d'Alcúdia, Playa de Es Trenc, Playa de Palma and 1 more. Each beach's page has today's verdict and the reasons.
How do I know if I can swim at beaches in the Balearic Islands today?
Each beach's page gives you today's verdict: we combine AEMET warnings, the latest water analysis from the Ministry of Health and the weather and sea forecast. A red warning is enough for us not to recommend a beach. At the beach, always follow the lifeguards' instructions.
Which beaches in the Balearic Islands have a Blue Flag?
Playa Port d'Alcúdia and Playa de Son Bou: Blue Flag 2026-2027, according to ADEAC. It is a seasonal award and says nothing about how the beach is today.