Budleigh Salterton

13.1°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 2 - Good 13.1°C

Budleigh Salterton is at the mouth of the River Otter on the south coast of Devon. It is a pebble beach resort, approximately one kilometre wide, backed by the promenade and cliffs.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

East Devon, Devon, East Devon District

Season

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

Water Quality

Good (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is an emergency overflow from the Lime Kiln pumping station that discharges to the Kersbrook 400 metres (m) from the Environment Agency monitoring point. There is a storm overflow from the Lime Kiln pumping station that discharges to the sea at Ottern Ledge 1.3km to the east of the Environment Agency monitoring point.
There is a storm overflow at Marine Parade at SY06648186 that discharges to the Knowle Stream at the beach 200m west of the Environment Agency monitoring point. The operation of the overflows can lead to a temporary drop in bathing water quality.
This bathing water is included in the Surfers Against Sewage “Safer Seas Service”. This service can alert you to Combined Storm Sewer Overflow discharges via a phone App and in addition, it includes the Environment Agency Pollution Risk Forecast warnings where they are available. Further details of the service can be found at - http://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/