Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach
Not monitored
This is an officially designated bathing water, but its monitoring body doesn't publish results in a form we can read, so we can't show a status. Check the official source and assess conditions yourself.
Checked against the Environment Agency (England) · data last changed 2 months ago.
Sea conditions
Water temperature
16.5°C
Cool — comfortable for a shorter swim
Wave height
0.7 m
Significant wave height offshore; inshore conditions vary.
Tide
Going out
- Low water around UTC
- High water around UTC
Modelled values, not measurements — coastal water often differs from the open-sea model, and tide times are approximate to within about half an hour. Use official tide tables for anything that depends on precise timing.
This spot’s record
Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is in North Devon, about 15 km from Barnstaple. Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach has been rated Excellent in each of the 3 bathing seasons classified by the Environment Agency (England), 2022 through 2024.
Quality over the last 3 years
- Excellent2022
- Excellent2023
- Excellent2024
This water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 3 years.
Facilities & access
- Parking
- YesCar park about 150 m away (OpenStreetMap)
- Toilets
- YesPublic toilets about 50 m away (OpenStreetMap)
Storm overflows nearby
None of the storm overflows within 5 km with an up-to-date reading are discharging. Heavy rain makes combined sewers overflow into rivers and the sea by design, so this changes with the weather.
- Not dischargingabout 0.4 km awayDischarges into WEST WILDER BROOKLast discharge ended Reported by South West Water
- Not dischargingabout 0.8 km awayDischarges into BRISTOL CHANNELLast discharge ended Reported by South West Water
- Not dischargingabout 1.1 km awayDischarges into ILFRACOMBE HARBOUR(C)Last discharge ended Reported by South West Water
- Not dischargingabout 2.2 km awayDischarges into HELE BAY - BRISTOL CHANNELLast discharge ended Reported by South West Water
- Not dischargingabout 4.4 km awayDischarges into UNNAMED STREAM (S)Last discharge ended Reported by South West Water
These are the water company’s own reports of when an overflow is operating, not a measurement of the water at this spot. A discharge into a river some distance away may never reach here; a quiet list does not mean the water is clean. The swim status above comes from the bathing-water monitoring body and does not use this data.
Official water quality
This spot has no official annual classification.
Official bathing-water profileCommon questions
- Can you swim at Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach right now?
- Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach is currently marked "Not monitored". This is an officially designated bathing water, but its monitoring body doesn't publish results in a form we can read, so we can't show a status. Check the official source and assess conditions yourself. This reflects the latest data published by the Environment Agency (England). Conditions change quickly — always assess the water yourself before entering.
- Is there a swimming ban or warning at Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach?
- There are no active bathing restrictions published by the Environment Agency (England) for Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach. That is not a guarantee of safety — assess conditions yourself.
- What facilities are there at Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach?
- Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach has toilets, parking. Facility information comes from OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Nearby swimming spots
See all swimming spots near Barnstaple — about 15 km away.