Crantock

12.5°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 2 - Good 12.5°C

Crantock Beach is on the north coast of Cornwall at the mouth of the Gannel Estuary. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 940 metres wide, surrounded by sand dunes and cliffs. The River Gannel flows the length of the beach to the sea at the north end of the beach.

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Location

Cornwall

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 West Pentire pumping station, that discharges to the sea 700m southwest of the Environment Agency monitoring point.
There is an emergency/storm overflow from the Crantock pumping station, that discharges to the River Gannel 500m upstream from the beach. There is also an emergency/storm overflow from the Fern Pit pumping station, that discharges to the River Gannel close to the beach. The operation of these overflows can lead to a temporary drop in water quality in the River Gannel and Crantock bathing water.
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/