Swanage Central

16.7°C Water temp · Sep 17

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 16.7°C

Satellite view of Swanage Central — Satellite © Esri

Swanage Central is within Swanage Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a sandy beach resort, approximately 960 metres wide surrounded by hills, and close to the promenade and town.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Dorset, Swanage

Season

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

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is a storm overflow from the Swanage Shore Road (O/S Nursing Home) CSO, which discharges to the Ulwell Stream 340m from the beach. There is also a high level emergency/storm overflow from the Swanage STW Tunnel, which discharges to the sea at the slipway 550m south of the Environment Agency monitoring point.
There is a storm overflow from the Swanage STW Tunnel at SZ0423078660, discharges to the sea 170m east of Peverill Point.
The operation of the overflows can lead to a drop in bathing water quality. 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/