Westbrook Bay

Margate · Thanet · sand

North-facing sandy beach at Westbrook, between Margate and St Mildred's Bay. Slipways on the sand, with the Westbrook Cafe and others a short walk inland.

What the tide does here

At a spring high tide only about 32% of Westbrook Bay is out of the water. By spring low the sea has drawn back roughly 270 metres, uncovering 90% of it — about 52 hectares of sand.

Westbrook Bay at high water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **High water, 4.4 m above chart datum.** About 33% of Westbrook Bay is out of the water.

Westbrook Bay at low water: the dry beach shaded on a satellite map — **Low water, 0.9 m above chart datum.** About 80% is uncovered.

Dogs

Dogs must be on a lead between 10am and 6pm from 1 May to 30 September. Before 10am, after 6pm and from 1 October to 30 April, they can be off the lead.

Water quality

Classified Excellent by the Environment Agency in 2025, sampled as "Westbrook Bay, Margate", a designated bathing water since 1997. Daily pollution risk forecasts appear on this page in the bathing season.

Lifeguards

No RNLI lifeguard patrol here.

Awards

Seaside Award 2026.

Facilities

No facilities recorded at this beach.

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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.