Swimming spots near Brighton
14 swimming spots within 30 km of Brighton, 14 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Brighton Central, about 0 km away.
3 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 11 with no current pollution alert. 8 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Brighton Central0.4 km from BrightonGood to go
- Brighton Kemptown1.4 km from BrightonGood to go
- Hove1.9 km from BrightonGood to go
- Rottingdean Beach6.2 km from BrightonGood to go
- Southwick6.8 km from BrightonGood to go
- Saltdean7.3 km from BrightonGood to go
- Shoreham Beach9.2 km from BrightonGood to go
- Lancing, Beach Green12.8 km from BrightonDo not swim
- Worthing Beach House15.6 km from BrightonDo not swim
- Worthing17.3 km from BrightonDo not swim
- Seaford17.4 km from BrightonGood to go
- Goring Beach19.4 km from BrightonGood to go
- Birling Gap25.5 km from BrightonGood to go
- Littlehampton28.1 km from BrightonGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Brighton?
- 14 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Brighton, spread across 6 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Brighton?
- Brighton Central in The City of Brighton and Hove, about 0 km away. It is the closest of the 14 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Brighton?
- 14 of these 14 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environment Agency (England). Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Brighton have the best water quality?
- 8 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Brighton right now?
- 3 of the 14 are currently flagged, including 3 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 11 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.