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Sue Adair
Photo: Sue Adair CC BY-SA 2.0
Leasowe Bay
Ray Stanton
Photo: Ray Stanton CC BY-SA 2.0
Eastoke The bathing water is situated on the south coast of Hayling Island facing across the Solent. The bathing water is pri...
colin grice
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Sandsend Sandsend Beach is a rural beach situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately one kilometre in length with a g...
Lewis Clarke 
Photo: Lewis Clarke  CC BY-SA 2.0
Brean Beach Brean Beach is situated 600 meters south east of Brean in Somerset.
Gerald England
Photo: Gerald England CC BY-SA 2.0
Cleveleys Cleveleys is a sandy bathing water with small areas of rocks and pebbles. Groynes stretch for several kilometres up a...
Trevor Rickard
Photo: Trevor Rickard CC BY-SA 2.0
Lynmouth Beach
Dennis Turner
Photo: Dennis Turner CC BY-SA 2.0
Tenby North Beach The beach boasts several attractive features, including the Blue Flag Award, making it an ideal spot for families and...
Tony Atkin
Photo: Tony Atkin CC BY-SA 2.0
Porthleven Sands Porthleven Sands bathing water is at the western end of Porthleven Sands on the south coast of Cornwall. It is a shin...
Brian MacLennan
Photo: Brian MacLennan CC BY-SA 2.0
Rosemarkie Beach Rosemarkie Beach is in Highland 300 meters north of Rosemarkie.
Dr Richard Murray
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Tentsmuir Sands
Robin Lucas
Photo: Robin Lucas CC BY-SA 2.0
Gelliswick Bay
Mike Pennington
Photo: Mike Pennington CC BY-SA 2.0
Ainsdale The bathing water is a resort beach on the Sefton coastline in North West England. Ainsdale beach has a large expanse...
Roger A Smith
Photo: Roger A Smith CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilfracombe Wildersmouth Beach
Andrew Curtis
Photo: Andrew Curtis CC BY-SA 2.0
Horden Beach
Nick Earl
Photo: Nick Earl CC BY-SA 2.0
Limeslade Bay
Jonathan Billinger
Photo: Jonathan Billinger CC BY-SA 2.0
Sandgate West Beach
Eric Jones 
Photo: Eric Jones  CC BY-SA 2.0
Nicholson\'s Strand Beach
Richard Webb
Photo: Richard Webb CC BY-SA 2.0
Burntisland Beach Burntisland Beach is 800 meters north east of Burntisland in the county of Fife.
Florian Pépellin
Photo: Florian Pépellin CC BY-SA 4.0
St Brelade\'s Beach
Mick Garratt
Photo: Mick Garratt CC BY-SA 2.0
North Gare Sands
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Source of satellite-read water temperature: Copernicus Sentinel satellite data from the European Space Agency.