Palm Bay

Margate · Thanet · sand

Long sandy stretch backed by grassy cliffs.

What the tide does here

At a spring high tide only about 37% of Palm Bay is out of the water. By spring low the sea has drawn back roughly 240 metres, uncovering 92% of it — about 87 hectares of sand.

Palm Bay at high water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **High water, 4.4 m above chart datum.** About 38% of Palm Bay is out of the water.

Palm Bay at low water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **Low water, 0.9 m above chart datum.** About 83% is uncovered.

Dogs

Dogs are welcome on the beach at any time, all year. The council asks for dogs to be kept on a lead on the promenade.

Water quality

This beach is not a designated bathing water, so the Environment Agency does not sample it.

Lifeguards

No RNLI lifeguard patrol here.

Facilities

Nearby: public toilets, parking and a café or kiosk. Access: a step-free path and pushchair-friendly access. Reasonable access; some steps avoided via sloped path.

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Tide predictions © UK Hydrographic Office. Beach shape from Environment Agency LIDAR survey data, © Environment Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Facilities and places from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Bathing water classifications from the Environment Agency. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar.