Wilsthorpe

11.7°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 1 - Excellent 11.7°C

Wilsthorpe Beach is a rural sandy beach on the east Yorkshire coast to the south of the bathing water at Bridlington South Bay. It is 1.4 kilometres 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.

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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

Excellent (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 becomes overwhelmed by the amount of surface water entering. The overflows prevent sewage from backing up pipes and flooding properties.

There are no storm overflows discharging directly into the bathing water at Wilsthorpe. However, there are several storm overflows to the north including one emergency short sea outfall and a new long-sea storm outfall that discharge into Bridlington South Bay. When these overflows operate, they discharge diluted and screened effluent into the 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 than previous years.