St Leonards

13.3°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 13.3°C

St. Leonards is a resort beach within the district of Hastings in East Sussex. The beach is predominantly shingle, with shallow sand flats exposed at low water. There is a rocky ledge in the east of the bathing water, which is exposed at low water. Above the beach is the urban backdrop of St. Leonards.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Hastings, East Sussex, Hastings District

Season

Designated bathing water since 1996. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There are no storm overflows in the immediate vicinity of the bathing water. However, a drop in water quality in the past could be explained by a defect storm overflow, which discharges into a surface outfall 1 km west of the bathing water. Coombs water pumping station discharges storm water from the catchment of Hastings into the sea via an outfall pipe 800 metres east of the bathing water sampling point. This outfall also drains a surface water system with the associated risk of diffuse urban pollution.