Scotland
Maidens
Caution. Annual classification is only Sufficient.
Water quality only This says nothing about tides, rip currents, cold water shock or lifeguard cover. Cold water and currents are dangerous even when the water is clean. Read the local signs before you go in. What we cannot tell you.
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Why this verdict
- Annual classification
- Sufficient (neutral factor)
Coverage for this site
SEPA does not publish a daily pollution-risk forecast or live storm-overflow data for bathing waters in Scotland, so this verdict reflects the most recent annual classification rather than today's conditions. We show live forecasts, sample readings and sewage-overflow alerts for England and Wales only.
Common questions
- Can you swim at Maidens?
- Caution. Annual classification is only Sufficient. Maidens is a designated bathing water, so it is sampled and rated every season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.
- What is the water quality like at Maidens?
- Maidens is rated Sufficient in the regulator's latest annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons.
- Has there been sewage at Maidens recently?
- We do not have a live storm-overflow feed for Maidens, so we cannot say whether one has discharged nearby.
Where this data comes from
- Contains SEPA information © Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- View the regulator's full profile
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