Botany Bay, Broadstairs

13.4°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 13.4°C

Botany Bay, between Margate and Broadstairs in Kent has over a kilometre of sandy beach above an extensive wave-cut rock platform, backed by white chalk cliffs.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Thanet, Kent, Thanet District

Season

Designated bathing water since 1997. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

Margate storm and emergency overflows are 1 km to the northwest of the bathing water (the storm overflow is offshore, and the emergency overflow is on the shoreline). The Broadstairs North Foreland storm overflow is offshore 3.5 km to the east. There is also a short sea overflow offshore 750 m to the east. These outfalls are designed to ensure the bathing water is protected.