A non-contact water quality detecting device for surface water comprises multiple spectral sampling heads, collimators, an optical path gating device, a bifurcated optical fiber and a miniature spectrograph. Each spectral sampling head is connected with the corresponding optical fiber collimator through an optical fiber, the optical fiber collimators are in one-to-one correspondence with collectivelenses of the bifurcated optical fiber on corresponding optical paths, the optical path gating device is located between the optical fiber collimators and the colletivelenses, the optical path gating device is provided with a gating channel which rotates around a rotating shaft, and in the rotating process of the gating channel, the optical path between one optical fiber collimator and the corresponding collectivelens can be made to be in conducting state. Compared with the prior art, the non-contact water quality detecting device for the surface water has the advantages that a continuous spectral measurement method is adopted, on-site non-contact water quality detecting for the surface water is achieved, water quality parameters such as colored dissolved organic matter, total suspended matter and chlorophyll a can be detected simultaneously, and the non-contact water quality detecting device for surface water has the advantages of being low in cost, convenient to use, high in measurement speed and free of pollution.