Swimming spots near Cowes
30 swimming spots within 30 km of Cowes, 30 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Cowes, about 1 km away.
7 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 23 with no current pollution alert. 24 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Cowes0.9 km from CowesGood to go
- East Cowes1.1 km from CowesGood to go
- Gurnard1.9 km from CowesGood to go
- Lepe4.6 km from CowesGood to go
- Calshot5.3 km from CowesGood to go
- Hillhead7.6 km from CowesGood to go
- Lee-on-Solent7.8 km from CowesGood to go
- Stokes Bay10.5 km from CowesDo not swim
- Ryde11.1 km from CowesDo not swim
- Seagrove14.5 km from CowesGood to go
- Southsea East15.5 km from CowesDo not swim
- St Helens15.8 km from CowesGood to go
- Sandown15.9 km from CowesGood to go
- Yaverland16.2 km from CowesGood to go
- Compton Bay16.9 km from CowesGood to go
- Shanklin17.5 km from CowesGood to go
- Whitecliff Bay17.6 km from CowesGood to go
- Eastney18.0 km from CowesDo not swim
- Bembridge18.2 km from CowesGood to go
- Colwell Bay18.8 km from CowesGood to go
- Totland Bay19.7 km from CowesGood to go
- Ventnor19.9 km from CowesGood to go
- Hayling Beachlands West21.0 km from CowesDo not swim
- Hayling Beachlands Central21.9 km from CowesDo not swim
- Milford-on-sea22.4 km from CowesGood to go
- Hayling Eastoke23.4 km from CowesDo not swim
- Christchurch Bay25.8 km from CowesGood to go
- West Wittering27.2 km from CowesGood to go
- Highcliffe28.3 km from CowesGood to go
- Christchurch Highcliffe Castle29.4 km from CowesGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Cowes?
- 30 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Cowes, spread across 8 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 Cowes?
- Cowes in Isle of Wight, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 30 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 Cowes?
- 30 of these 30 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 Cowes have the best water quality?
- 24 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 Cowes right now?
- 7 of the 30 are currently flagged, including 7 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 23 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.