Southend Thorpe Bay

13.6°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 13.6°C

Thorpe Bay is a sandy/shingle beach that stretches from Eastern Esplanade by Southchurch Park through to Thorpe Bay Yacht Club. The beach is gently sloping with a long tidal range.

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Location

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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 may be affected by discharges which can occur when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system and causes diluted sewage to overflow. Within the wider catchment of the bathing water there are several storm and emergency overflows, including a storm discharge directly onto the bathing water beach. Some of the storm overflows discharge through a shared outfall with a surface water drain. Improvements by Anglian Water to the local sewerage network have reduced the likelihood of a storm discharge, however during and after periods of rainfall these discharges could have an adverse effect on bathing water quality.