Bridlington South Beach

11.7°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 3 - Sufficient 11.7°C

Bridlington South Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 1 kilometre in length with a gentle slope. At low tide a large area of the beach is exposed, and the water's edge can be some distance away. The seafront is backed by a promenade and tourist establishments and behind this residential properties and the town of Bridlington. The Gypsey Race, the stream that runs through the centre of Bridlington, drains into Bridlington Harbour, a commercial harbour. The harbour entrance is to the north of Bridlington South bathing beach.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

East Riding of Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorks

Season

Designated bathing water since 1988. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Sufficient (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

Bathing water quality may sometimes be affected by storm, emergency and surface water outfalls. Storm overflows may operate during and following periods of heavy rainfall when the sewer system can become overwhelmed by the amount of surface water entering it. The overflows prevent sewage from backing up pipes and flooding properties.

As part of a major investment in their infrastructure at Bridlington, Yorkshire Water designed a new scheme to reduce the amount of storm effluent being discharged into the bathing water and the North Sea. The work was completed in December 2014 and included the installation of a new long-sea outfall in the South Bay which intercepts storm effluents that had previously discharged into the Gypsey Race. There is a further emergency overflow which discharges through a short sea outfall into the bathing water. There are two further storm overflows in the North Bay. When these outfalls are operating they discharge diluted and screened effluent into the North Sea. While the operation of these outfalls can still result in a decline in the bathing water quality, the impacts are likely to be much less compared to previous years.

This bathing water is included in the Surfers Against Sewage “Safer Seas Service”. This service can alert you to Combined Storm Sewer Overflow discharges via a phone App and in addition, it includes the Environment Agency Pollution Risk Forecast warnings where they are available. Further details of the service can be found at - http://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/