Frinton

14.1°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 14.1°C

Frinton is a quiet family resort. The beach is gently shelving and sandy. The beach is backed by the promenade and sloping cliffs, and the sea front still lined by many Victorian style beach huts. It is close to the town centre.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Tendring, Essex, Tendring District

Season

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

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

Two sewer discharges, one either side of the bathing water, may operate when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system and could cause a temporary reduction in bathing water quality. Improvements to sewage works have been carried out at Walton and Frinton to improve storm and surface water outfalls in the area. Prior to March 2025 Anglian Water propose to increase the storm tank capacity at the Walton sewage pumping station to reduce the frequency of a storm discharge to the sea.
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/