Southwold The Denes

17.7°C Water temp · Jun 18

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 17.7°C

Satellite view of Southwold The Denes — Satellite © Esri

Southwold the Denes beach is a sand and shingle beach. It is backed by sand dunes and set in a quiet rural area with marshes nearby. The River Blyth estuary is to the south and the town of Southwold a kilometre to the north.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

East Suffolk, Suffolk, East Suffolk District

Season

Designated bathing water since 1990. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

Storm overflows may operate during periods of very heavy rainfall and discharge diluted sewage effluent to the River Blyth. 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/