St Mildred's Bay, Westgate

19.3°C Water temp · Sep 17

United Kingdom Coastal 2 - Good 19.3°C

St Mildred's Bay, Westgate — Open Government Licence v3

Satellite view of St Mildred's Bay, Westgate — Satellite © Esri

The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast near to Margate. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with a promenade above the entire length and a tidal pool to the west. There are extensive underwater rock formations just offshore to the east and west which are exposed at low water.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Thanet, Kent, Thanet District

Season

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

Water Quality

Good (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

Within the vicinity of the beach there is one surface water outfall (Roxborough Road). Reduced water quality may persist in the area adjacent to the outfall for some time after rainfall has occurred. There is also one storm overflow that discharges alongside a slipway (St.Mildred's Bay storm overflow). Discharges occur when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system but the overflows are designed to ensure that bathing water is protected. There are further storm overflows more than 1.5 km away to the east.