Westbrook Bay, Margate

22.4°C Water temp · Aug 2

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 22.4°C

Westbrook Bay, Margate — Open Government Licence v3

Satellite view of Westbrook Bay, Margate — Satellite © Esri

The bathing water is a resort beach on the north Kent coast close to Margate town centre. It is a gently shelving sandy beach with a promenade along the length. 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 1997. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Excellent (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is a storm overflow just to the east of the beach area (Seaview Terrace). There are also two storm overflows just over 1 km to the east that enter an underground urban stream (the Tivoli Brook). There are further storm overflows over 1 km to the west. Discharges from these storm overflows occur when heavy rainfall overwhelms the sewerage system but the overflows are designed to ensure that bathing water is protected.