Advice against bathing lifted at 14 Thanet bays

Update – Sunday 15 June 2025

Advice against bathing or entering the sea at 14 of the district’s beaches is lifted from today, Sunday 15 June 2025.

All signs warning against bathing or entering the sea will be removed from the affected beaches between West Bay in Westgate-on-Sea and the Western Undercliff in Ramsgate.

Saturday 14 June 2025

Advice against bathing or entering the sea at 14 of the district’s beaches is in place today, Saturday 14 June 2025.

Signs are in situ on the affected beaches from West Bay in Westgate-on-Sea to Western Undercliff in Ramsgate.

This follows a confirmed discharge of storm wastewater overnight on Friday 13 June, as a result of heavy rain. Storm wastewater is a combination of sewage and surface water.

Further information will follow after the latest inspections.

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