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Mediterranean coast of the Western Galilee from Rosh HanikraBeach at the Dead Sea, Ein BokekBeach of the Sea of Galilee in summer

Beaches of Israel

455 official shores on four seas. 160 are declared for bathing; on 162, swimming is prohibited.

Open the coast map

Four seas, one coastline

Rosh HaNikra grottoes
The Rosh HaNikra grottoes

Every shore on this page is on the Ministry of the Interior’s list. Its label is the official class, not today’s flag: on the sand, the lifeguard decides.

Lifeguard tower, Rishon LeZion
A lifeguard tower in Rishon LeZion

The coast, north to south

Each dot is one official shore at its stored position. Tap a dot to open it.

Mediterranean Sea · 333 shores
Kinneret · 12 shores
Dead Sea · 24 shores
Red Sea · 22 shores

The four seas

Open the coast map

The northern coast from the air, 1951

Where bathing is declared

Coast of Tel Aviv, 2026
The coast of Tel Aviv, 2026

Districts

The list in figures

455
official shores on the Ministry of the Interior’s list.
336
have a stored position and appear on the coast map.
210
have at least one lifeguard post mapped within 400 metres (OpenStreetMap).
Coral Beach Nature Reserve, Eilat
Coral Beach Nature Reserve, Eilat

Reading a beach page

The official class

Declared for bathing, swimming prohibited, or no status, as the ministry lists it.

A lifeguard tower in Rishon LeZion

The sea right now

Sea temperature, waves, wind, UV and air quality from a model forecast for that point.

The beach at Herzliya

Jellyfish by month

Reported jellyfish sightings within 2 km, month by month. Observations, not a forecast.

The coast of Tel Aviv, 2026

On the sand

Lifeguard posts, showers, toilets and parking mapped near the shore.

Ohalo beach on the Kinneret

Getting there

Bus stops within 400 metres and the nearest railway station.

Tel Aviv’s promenade from the air

Along the coast

The next official shores to the north and to the south.

The Mediterranean coast of the Western Galilee, from Rosh HaNikra