Le pays du Touquet
Berck-sur-Mer beach
Ten kilometres of sand, seals and the kite festival
The essentials
- Water quality
How this rating is calculated
The regional health agency samples the water several times a season and measures two faecal bacteria: Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci.
The rating isn’t based on a single sample, but on all the results from the last four seasons. It’s recalculated every year and places the beach into one of four levels, from poor to excellent, based on the share of results that exceed European thresholds.
The upshot: a beach rated excellent can be closed on a stormy day, and a poorly rated beach can have perfect water today. The rating shows the trend, not today’s weather.
Good
- Monitored bathing
Health monitoring and supervision
This is the period declared by the local council during which the regional health agency tests the water.
This isn’t the period of lifeguard supervision, which is down to the local council and is often shorter. Check with the town hall before relying on it.
- From 15 June to 15 September
- The sand
- Sable fin
- Dogs
- Check with the town hall
Berck-sur-Mer beach: what you need to know
Fifteen kilometres from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Berck-sur-Mer beach draws families along more than ten kilometres of sand. Its walking trails are popular for venturing into the dunes.
Every year, the International Kite Festival draws thousands of visitors in April, over about ten days.
On the north side, you'll find a naturist beach as well as the sand yachting centre.
- 10 km of beach
- Seals
- Sand yachting
- Kites
Can you swim in Berck-sur-Mer?
The regional health agency monitors this beach under the code FRE1262108M062270. It’s rated good water quality over the last four seasons of testing.
One closure or pollution incident was reported during the last monitored season: a one-off event, not a permanent state.
Data: Ministry of Health, under Open Licence. Full details of the site are in its bathing water profile.
Our 3 restaurants
Where to eat near the beach of Berck-sur-Mer?
Our favourite
To eat on the seafront
L'Esplanade
A restaurant on esplanade Parmentier, facing the beach.
Restaurant · 18 esplanade Parmentier
On the seafront too
La Plage
A restaurant on esplanade Parmentier, at the entrance to the beach.
Restaurant · 1 esplanade Parmentier
For a table in town
L'Atelier de Zadig
A restaurant opened in 2024, avenue du Général de Gaulle.
Restaurant · 29 avenue du Général de Gaulle
Our 3 places to stay
Where to stay near the beach of Berck-sur-Mer?
Our favourite
To sleep fifty metres from the beach
Au Gré du Vent
A hotel with a restaurant, a hundred and fifty metres from the centre and fifty from the beach.
Hotel · Berck-sur-Mer
For the pedestrian zone
Hôtel Le Voltaire
A hotel two hundred metres from the beach, near the pedestrian zone, with a bar and restaurant.
Hotel · Berck-sur-Mer
For a residence stay
Dormio Resort Berck-sur-Mer
A holiday residence nine hundred metres from the beach.
Residence · Berck-sur-Mer
After the beach
Worth visiting nearby
In the same area
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