Tynemouth Cullercoats

15.8°C Water temp · Sep 17

United Kingdom Coastal 4 - Poor 15.8°C

Tynemouth Cullercoats — Open Government Licence v3

Satellite view of Tynemouth Cullercoats — Satellite © Esri

Cullercoats Bay Beach is a gently sloping resort beach enclosed by piers at each end making a very sheltered bay.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

North Tyneside, Tyne & Wear, North Tyneside District

Season

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

Water Quality

Poor (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

There is a combined sewer overflow located to the north of the bathing water's northern pier. This outfall typically only discharges surface water, primarily from Marden Quarry, but very occasionally discharges storm overflow. The overflow is designed such that it will not operate unless the rainfall is greater than a 1 in 5 year storm return period.
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/