Swimming spots near Dundee
9 swimming spots within 30 km of Dundee, 9 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Nearest first — the closest is Broughty Ferry, about 7 km away.
1 carrying a caution. 8 with no current pollution alert. 6 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Broughty Ferry6.6 km from DundeeGood to go
- Monifieth9.8 km from DundeeGood to go
- St Andrews (West Sands)16.1 km from DundeeGood to go
- Carnoustie16.6 km from DundeeGood to go
- St Andrews (East Sands)18.2 km from DundeeGood to go
- Arbroath (West Links)24.7 km from DundeeGood to go
- Kingsbarns26.8 km from DundeeGood to go
- Lower Largo27.7 km from DundeeCaution
- Leven28.8 km from DundeeGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Dundee?
- 9 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Dundee, spread across 1 area. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Dundee?
- Broughty Ferry in Scotland, about 7 km away. It is the closest of the 9 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Dundee?
- 9 of these 9 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Dundee have the best water quality?
- 6 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Dundee right now?
- 1 of the 9 is currently flagged, and 8 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.