Seaham Beach

10.8°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 2 - Good 10.8°C

Seaham Beach is a gently sloping resort beach with the designated area measuring approximately 800 metres in length. The beach is mainly sand above the high water mark and a mixture of sand and rock in the inter tidal area. The designated area is at the southern end of a two kilometres long bay and it is backed by a promenade. Until 2013, it was officially called Seaham Hall Beach but the name has been changed to reflect local custom.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

County Durham, Durham

Season

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

Water Quality

Good (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There are no outfalls discharging directly onto the bathing beach but a number of outfalls discharge to local streams and can temporarily affect bathing water quality after heavy rainfall. The Environment Agency worked with the water company to investigate the performance of their sewage network in the area. This investigation reported in 2012 and an improvement scheme was implemented in 2015 to construct storage tanks at Dalton Park and increase capacity in the sewer network. This reduced the occurrence of spills, which minimised pollution entering the Dalton Dene and reaching the bathing water.