Bexhill

13.1°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 3 - Sufficient 13.1°C

Bexhill is a resort beach situated between Eastbourne and Hastings. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow sandflats exposed at low water. Above the beach there is a promenade, followed by the urban backdrop of the town of Bexhill. Egerton Park Stream drains onto the beach through an outfall pipe to the west of the bathing water. The overflow from the Egerton Park Lake occasionally drains through this outfall too

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Rother, East Sussex, Rother District

Season

Designated bathing water since 1988. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Sufficient (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There are 10 storm overflows in the Bexhill area. Six storm overflows are within the immediate catchment of Egerton Park Stream, which drains onto the beach 140 metres west of the bathing water sampling point. Polegrove Tank and Richmond Road storm overflows are closest to the beach, and discharge via a surface water outfall 300 metres west of the bathing water sampling point. Southern Water carried out an investigation of the performance of their CSOs between 2005 and 2007. All CSOs met operational overflow requirements designed not to affect bathing water compliance. There are another two CSOs that discharge onto the beach 2 km either side of the bathing water. One is located off Hartfield Road in the west, the other one at the foot of Galley Hill to the East. Discharges occur when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system and causes diluted sewage to overflow. This can result in a lower standard of water quality after rainfall.