Polzeath

12.5°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 12.5°C

Polzeath Beach is just north of the Camel Estuary on the north coast of Cornwall. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 640 metres wide, with a stream flowing across it. The beach is backed by cliffs and there are plenty of rock pools.

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Location

Cornwall

Season

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

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is an emergency/storm overflow from the Polzeath pumping station that discharges to the Polzeath Brook 250m from the Environment Agency monitoring point. There is also an emergency/storm overflow from the New Polzeath pumping station, that discharges to the sea 500m from the Environment Agency monitoring point.
The operation of the overflows can lead to a temporary drop in water quality in the Polzeath Brook and Polzeath 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/