Wimereux beach

The essentials

Water quality

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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.

Excellent

Monitored bathing

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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

Off the lead on unsupervised beaches, particularly north of the Pointe aux Oies. On the lead at the ends of the promenade outside swimming areas, and from 1 October to 14 April. Banned all year round on the promenade, and on the beach from 15 April to 30 September between the sailing centre and the north promenade.Council order on record; the signs on site have the final say.