Water samples are taken at regular intervals during the bathing season and at the end of the season the water quality is classified as: - Excellent: the highest classification meaning the water is cleanest - Good: generally good water quality - Sufficient: meets minimum standards - Poor: You are advised not to swim. The beach will stay open and an action plan should be in place to improve the water quality.
7 Day Weather Forecast
Today Expect a temp in the range 15.3℃ to 17.9℃ with wind speed 4.5 m/sec (NW)
Wednesday, Jul 06 Expect a temp in the range 14.8℃ to 15.6℃ with wind speed 2.7 m/sec (S)
Thursday, Jul 07 Expect a temp in the range 16.7℃ to 18.2℃ with wind speed 7.9 m/sec (NW)
Friday, Jul 08 Expect a temp in the range 15.9℃ to 16.7℃ with wind speed 2.3 m/sec (NNW)
Saturday, Jul 09 Expect a temp in the range 16.2℃ to 17.4℃ with wind speed 2.7 m/sec (S)
Sunday, Jul 10 Expect a temp in the range 17.7℃ to 18.1℃ with wind speed 1 m/sec (E)
Monday, Jul 11 Expect a temp in the range 16.8℃ to 17.2℃ with wind speed 3.9 m/sec (ENE)
Margate weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK
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The Mechanical Elephant is a Wetherspoon pub in Margate, Kent. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm. Read more…
The Margate Bay beach is a sandy beach in the centre of Margate. The beach has a great tidal pool making this a family friendly beach with excellent facilities. Facilities include toilets, cafes/restaurants, seasonal lifeguards, promenade, tidal pool and children’s playground. Read more…
St. Mildred’s Bay beach is a sandy bay with promenade, cliffs and tidal pool. At high tide most of the beach disappears so plan your visit although you can always look around Westgate. Facilities include lifeguards and first aid, cafes, pub and restaurant nearby, toilets, parking and chalets for hire. Read more…
Westgate Bay is a sandy beach, a good family beach for sandcastles and lots of small rock pools to explore. The bay is tidal and so the beach will disappear at high tide. Facilities include seasonal lifeguards, cafes, car parking, toilets, chalets for hire, pub, disabled access to the beach with disabled toilets open all year. Read more…
Walpole Bay beach is a long sandy beach with a promenade, plenty of rock and tidal pools to explore. It is worth checking the tide times before a visit as at high tide, the sand all but disappears. The beach is most famous for its Grade II listed tidal pool which was opened in June 1937. The Walpole Bay Tidal Read more…
Quex House is a family home and has six rooms of the Regency Mansion open to the public. The house includes gardens, woodland and the Powell-Cotton Museum. The museum includes the life’s work of Major P.H.G Powell-Cotton (1866-1940), displayed are collections of objects, stories, photographs and a huge collection of natural history presented through taxidermy. Read more…
