Cowes

13.4°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 13.4°C

To the west of the town, Cowes beach is mostly gravel and slopes into deep water with strong currents. At high tide there can be little beach left. Along the Esplanade there are shops, refreshments and public toilets. Egypt Point is particularly favoured by anglers.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Isle of Wight

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 is affected by a discharge at Queens Road storm overflow and Esplanade storm overflow that occur when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system and causes diluted sewage to overflow. South of the Royal Yacht Squadron in the Medina estuary there a number of other storm overflows. There is also a frequent storm overflow 2km away in deep water offshore from East Cowes. These outfalls can discharge when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system but they are designed to ensure that bathing water compliance is not affected.