West Bay (West)

12.9°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 12.9°C

West Bay (West) is next to Bridport Harbour in Lyme Bay on the Dorset coast. It is a pebble, shingle and sand beach resort, approximately 820 metres wide, backed by cliffs.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Dorset

Season

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

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is an emergency/storm overflow from the West Bay Sluices pumping station, that discharges to Bridport Harbour, 690m from the Environment Agency monitoring point. The operation of this overflow can lead to a drop in water quality at the bathing water. 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/