Beach bathing water quality
Water quality at designated bathing water sites in England is assessed by the Environment Agency. From May to September, samples are taken to measure water quality, and at a number of sites daily pollution risk forecasts are issued.
You can also find helpful information about bathing water quality at our beaches from the Environment Agency
- Bembridge bathing water profile
- Colwell Bay bathing water profile
- Compton bathing water profile
- Cowes bathing water profile
- Gurnard bathing water profile
- Ryde bathing water profile
- Sandown bathing water profile
- Seagrove bathing water profile
- Shanklin bathing water profile
- St Helens bathing water profile
- Totland Bay bathing water profile
- Ventnor bathing water profile
- Whitecliff Bay bathing water profile
- Yaverland bathing water profile
Help improve bathing water quality
Whether you come to the Isle of Wight to enjoy the sailing, the beaches, the wildlife or the locally sourced shellfish, we all have a stake in the quality of its waters.
Top tips to help keep bathing waters clean for all to enjoy
- clear up after your dog - bag and bin dog poo
- take all picnic food and litter home with you or dispose in bins as litter and leftovers can attract large numbers of birds which can affect bathing water quality