Westward Ho!

20.4°C Water temp · Aug 2

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 20.4°C

Satellite view of Westward Ho! — Satellite © Esri

Westward Ho! is south of the Taw/Torridge Estuary on the north coast of Devon. It is a large sandy beach resort, approximately 1.7 kilometres wide, backed by a pebble ridge. Many rock pools are visible at low tide.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

Torridge, Devon, Torridge District

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 Northam pumping station. The overflow discharges to the sea at Rock Nose, one and a half kilometres from the Environment Agency monitoring point. The operation of the overflow can lead to a temporary 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/