Bathing water profiles
Scotland’s designated bathing waters each have a profile which includes:
- a description and map of the bathing water;
- information on potential pollution sources and risks to water quality;
- descriptions of measures being taken to improve water quality;
- information on reporting and responding to any pollution incidents;
- local contact details for sources of further information.
The profiles are written in accordance with the Bathing Waters (Scotland) Regulations and are intended to provide useful information to the public.
Water quality results are available on our Locations and results page.
Please note: The Profiles listed below are provided in DOCX format.
- Aberdour (Silversands)
- Aberdour Harbour (Black Sands)
- Achmelvich
- Anstruther (Billow Ness)
- Arbroath (West Links)
- Ayr (South Beach)
- Balmedie
- Barassie
- Brighouse Bay
- Broad Sands
- Broughty Ferry
- Burntisland
- Carnoustie
- Carrick
- Coldingham
- Collieston
- Crail (Roome Bay)
- Cruden Bay
- Cullen Bay
- Culzean
- Dhoon Bay
- Dores
- Dornoch
- Dunbar (Belhaven)
- Dunbar (East)
- Dunnet
- Elie (Harbour) and Earlsferry
- Elie (Ruby Bay)
- Ettrick Bay
- Eyemouth
- Findhorn
- Fisherrow Sands
- Fraserburgh (Philorth)
- Fraserburgh (Tiger Hill)
- Gairloch Beach
- Ganavan
- Girvan
- Gullane
- Heads of Ayr
- Inverboyndie
- Irvine
- Kinghorn (Harbour Beach)
- Kinghorn (Pettycur)
- Kingsbarns
- Kirkcaldy (Seafield)
- Largs (Pencil Beach)
- Leven
- Loch Morlich
- Longniddry
- Lossiemouth (East)
- Lower Largo
- Lunan Bay
- Lunderston Bay
- Luss Bay
- Machrihanish
- Maidens
- Millport Bay
- Monifieth
- Montrose
- Mossyard
- Nairn (Central)
- Nairn (East)
- North Berwick (Milsey Bay)
- North Berwick (West)
- Pease Bay
- Peterhead (Lido)
- Portobello (Central)
- Portobello (West)
- Prestwick
- Rockcliffe
- Rosehearty
- Rosemarkie
- Saltcoats/Ardrossan
- Sand Beach
- Sandyhills
- Seacliff
- Seamill
- Seton Sands
- Southerness
- St Andrews (East Sands)
- St Andrews (West Sands)
- Stonehaven
- Thorntonloch
- Thurso
- Troon (South Beach)
- Wardie Bay
- Whitesands
- Yellow Craig