Beaches in Margate that have Lifeguards

Visit the beautiful chalk cliff bays and sandy beaches of Margate.

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Accessible Dogs Lifeguards Parking Toilets

11 pm Thursday, 30th October 2025

12°C

Feels like 9°C

Cloudy

Day Low 6°C - Day High 14°C

Fresh breeze from the south

10 m/s

0.6mm of rain expected later

Pleasant

80.4% humidity

Dew point 9°C

12°C

12 am

10 m/s

12°C

1 am

10 m/s

12°C

2 am

10 m/s

13°C

3 am

10 m/s

13°C

4 am

9 m/s

12°C

5 am

9 m/s

Margate Main Sands

Marine Terrace Margate CT9 1XJ

A long, golden, sandy beach with a promenade and tidal pool, known as the first family seaside resort in the country.

Accessible Award-Winning Bathing Water Café Deck Chair Hire First Aid Point Lifeguards Parking Picnic Area Rock Pools Shops Shower Tidal Pool Toilets Venue Hire

Westbrook Bay Beach

Royal Esplanade, Westbrook Margate CT9 5DW

Westbrook Bay is a sandy beach with rock pools to explore and good facilities.

Accessible Award-Winning Bathing Water Beach Hut Hire Café Deck Chair Hire Dogs Lifeguards Parking Picnic Area Rock Pools Shops Toilets

Astronomical Twilight 4:52 am

Nautical Twilight 5:30 am

Dawn 6:09 am

Sunrise 6:44 am

Golden Hour End 7:23 am

Solar Noon 11:38 am

Golden Hour 3:52 pm

Sunset 4:31 pm

Dusk 5:06 pm

Nautical Twilight End 5:45 pm

Astronomical Twilight 6:24 pm

Sea Conditions

11 pm - 12 am

Tide direction

Water temp 14°C

Slight to Moderate 1 m waves from the south

Coastal Codes

Respect coastal wildlife — do not take any wildlife or natural items from the beach and avoid disturbing nesting birds.
Consider other beach users.
Keep a respectful distance between you and other beach users, especially when playing beach games.
Do not feed the seagulls or leave food lying around. The more food there is, the more seagulls will come, and they can become aggressive.
Stay safe on the beach rnli.org/safety.
Keep yourself and other people safe by following water safety guidance, particularly when swimming.
Leave no trace — please take your rubbish home with you or use the bins provided. Don't leave rubbish next to bins, this is littering and you may receive a fine.

In an Emergency

To report an incident around the coastline or at sea dial 999 in an emergency and ask for the coastguard.