Brighton Kemptown

13.6°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 13.6°C

Brighton is a large resort situated on the Sussex coast of the English Channel. Brighton Kemptown beach is east of Brighton Pier. The gravel and sand beach slopes steeply at first but levels off with more sand towards low water. Behind the beach there is the bustling Brighton promenade with many resort facilities.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

The City of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex

Season

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

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

This bathing water could be affected by a discharge from the Albion storm overflow or Black Rock storm overflow that can occur when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system. These outfalls are designed to protect bathing water compliance. Brighton and Hove has Europe's largest storm water storage tunnel, 4.8km long, 6m in diameter and 30m below ground which is designed to restrict storm overflows from these outfalls to a frequency of 1 in 50 years.