West Beach, Whitstable

14°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 14°C

West Beach is situated at Whitstable on the North Kent coast. The gently sloping shingle beach is intersected by wooden groynes and affords plenty of shallow water as the tide drops. The beach is popular with water sports enthusiasts.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Canterbury, Kent, Canterbury District

Season

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

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There are no emergency/storm overflows to the bathing water. There is an emergency/storm overflow at the Gorrell outfall 1.8 km northeast of the bathing water sampling point, which may discharge in an emergency or if the sewer system becomes overwhelmed after heavy rainfall. Under the programme of works for Southern Water (from 2025 to 2030) improvements of storm overflow discharges will be undertaken. This will further reduce the number of discharges within the catchment.