WITH Scotland seeing yet another heatwave, Scots are likely looking for places to cool down.
On Friday and Saturday, temperatures are expected to reach as high as 30C, leading to an extreme wildfire warning being issued by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Many people may be turning towards swimming or going to the beach as a way of coping with the heat.
The environment watchdog, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa), has compiled a list of all of the designated bathing waters in Scotland.
The list contains around 90 areas which have been specifically identified as locations where bathing is common.
Sepa monitors these areas for bacteria, to ensure the water quality is safe for people to bathe in.
See the full list of designated bathing areas below.
Scotland designated bathing waters list 2025:
Aberdeen City
- Aberdeen Beach
Aberdeenshire
- Balmedie
- Collieston
- Cruden Bay
- Fraserburgh (Philorth)
- Fraserburgh (Tiger Hill)
- Inverboyndie
- Peterhead (Lido)
- Rosehearty
- Stonehaven
Angus
- Arbroath (West Links)
- Carnoustie
- Lunan Bay
- Monifieth
- Montrose
Argyll and Bute
- Ettrick Bay
- Ganavan
- Luss Bay
- Machrihanish
City of Edinburgh
- Portobello (Central)
- Portobello (West)
- Wardie Bay
Dumfries and Galloway
- Brighouse Bay
- Carrick
- Dhoon Bay
- Mossyard
- Rockcliffe
- Sandyhills
- Southerness
Dundee City
- Broughty Ferry
East Lothian
- Broad Sands
- Dunbar (Belhaven)
- Dunbar (East)
- Fisherrow Sands
- Gullane
- Longniddry
- North Berwick (Milsey Bay)
- North Berwick (West)
- Seacliff
- Seton Sands
- Thorntonloch
- Whitesands
- Yellowcraig
Fife
- Aberdour (Silver Sands)
- Aberdour Harbour (Black Sands)
- Anstruther (Billow Ness)
- Burntisland
- Crail (Roome Bay)
- Elie (Harbour) and Earlsferry
- Elie (Ruby Bay)
- Kinghorn (Harbour Beach)
- Kinghorn (Pettycur)
- Kingsbarns
- Kirkcaldy (Seafield)
- Level
- Lower Largo
- St Andrews (East Sands)
- St Andrews (West Sands)
Highland
- Achmelvich
- Dores
- Dornoch
- Dunnet
- Gairloch Beach
- Loch Morlich
- Nairn (Central)
- Nairn (East)
- Rosemarkie
- Sand Beach Gairloch
- Thurso
Inverclyde
- Lunderston Bay
Moray
- Cullen Bay
- Findhorn
- Lossiemouth (East)
North Ayrshire
- Irvine
- Largs (Pencil Beach)
- Millport Bay
- Saltcoats/Ardrossan
- Seamill
Scottish Borders
- Coldingham
- Eyemouth
- Pease Bay
South Ayrshire
- Ayr (South Beach)
- Barassie Beach
- Culzean
- Girvan
- Heads of Ayr
- Maidens
- Prestwick
- Troon (South Beach)
A map of all the designated bathing waters in Scotland is also available here.
