How's the Water?
1 discharging 14 spills in 24h 0 above typical

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Roker - Sunderland

Sunderland · sewerage by Northumbrian Water

Excellent · 2025 Out of season No spills reported nearby in the last 48 hours

The cleanest samples over the last four seasons.

Overflow monitor data is out of date, so the spill status describes the data as it was, not now.

Latest E. coli
<10
per 100 ml, 15 Sep 2026
Latest enterococci
<10
per 100 ml
Overflows within 3 km
17
Spills nearby, 30 days
4
  • Excellent or Good
  • Sufficient
  • Poor
  • Overflow discharging
  • Overflow
  • Offline

About this beach

Roker Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach approximately 1.5 kilometres in length which lies immediately north of the pier at the mouth of the River Wear. The beach has a road access ramp to the northern end and is backed by a promenade for the southern half.

From the Environment Agency profile.

Storm overflows within 3 km

Nearest first, straight-line distance.
Monitor Distance Status
NWL00167 River Wear Estuary 1.9 km Not discharging
NWL00658 River Wear Estuary 2.1 km Not discharging
NWL00817 River Wear Estuary 2.7 km Not discharging
NWL00440 River Wear Estuary 2.8 km Not discharging

13 more monitors nearby had no spill in the last 30 days.