Cleanest beaches in Fife

Fife has 15 designated bathing waters. The regulator's latest classifications are 9 Excellent, 3 Good, 1 Sufficient and 2 Poor.

Updated September 2026

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Top rated

A selection rated Excellent or Good in the regulator's latest annual classification. Open any beach for today's live verdict.

Rated Excellent Aberdour (Silversands) Fife Rated Excellent Aberdour Harbour (Black Sands) Fife Rated Excellent Anstruther (Billow Ness) Fife Rated Excellent Crail (Roome Bay) Fife Rated Excellent Elie (Harbour) and Earlsferry Fife Rated Excellent Elie (Ruby Bay) Fife

Every bathing water in Fife

Rated Excellent Aberdour (Silversands) Fife Rated Excellent Aberdour Harbour (Black Sands) Fife Rated Excellent Anstruther (Billow Ness) Fife Rated Excellent Crail (Roome Bay) Fife Rated Excellent Elie (Harbour) and Earlsferry Fife Rated Excellent Elie (Ruby Bay) Fife Rated Excellent Kingsbarns Fife Rated Excellent Kirkcaldy (Seafield) Fife Rated Excellent St Andrews (East Sands) Fife Rated Good Kinghorn (Pettycur) Fife Rated Good Leven Fife Rated Good St Andrews (West Sands) Fife Rated Sufficient Burntisland Fife Rated Poor Kinghorn (Harbour Beach) Fife Rated Poor Lower Largo Fife

Common questions

Which beach is cleanest in Fife?: Aberdour (Silversands) holds an Excellent classification, the regulator's top tier. 12 of the 15 bathing waters in Fife are rated Excellent or Good.
How many bathing waters are in Fife?: 15. The regulator's latest classifications are 9 Excellent, 3 Good, 1 Sufficient and 2 Poor.