Saunton Sands

16.5°C Water temp · Jun 18

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 16.5°C

Satellite view of Saunton Sands — Satellite © Esri

Saunton Sands bathing water is on the north coast of Devon. It is a sandy beach resort backed by sand dunes. The beach is approximately four kilometres wide. The Taw/Torridge Estuary enters the sea at the southern end of the beach.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

North Devon, Devon, North Devon District

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 overflow from the Saunton pumping station. The overflow discharges to a small freshwater lagoon area 540 metres behind the beach. The Environment Agency do not believe that the operation of the overflow affects water quality at the 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/