Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe

12.2°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 12.2°C

Combesgate Beach is separated by cliffs from the main Woolacombe resort beach on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy bay, approximately 440 metres wide, backed by rocky cliffs and great for rock pooling at low tide.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

North Devon, Devon, Mortehoe

Season

Designated bathing water since 1999. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is an emergency/storm overflow from the Woolacombe pumping station that discharges to the sea 400m southwest of the Environment Agency monitoring point. There is an emergency overflow from the Castle Rock pumping station at that discharges to the sea 380m northwest 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/