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

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South Shields

South Tyneside · sewerage by Northumbrian Water

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

Generally good samples over the last four seasons.

Latest E. coli
18
per 100 ml, 24 Sep 2026
Latest enterococci
46
per 100 ml
Overflows within 3 km
26 3 offline
Spills nearby, 30 days
4
  • Excellent or Good
  • Sufficient
  • Poor
  • Overflow discharging
  • Overflow
  • Offline

About this beach

South Shields Beach is a resort beach south of the mouth of the River Tyne. It is a gently sloping sandy beach, 1.5 kilometres long.

From the Environment Agency profile.

Storm overflows within 3 km

Nearest first, straight-line distance.
Monitor Distance Status
NWL01408 River Tyne Estuary 2.1 km Not discharging
NWL01352 River Tyne Estuary 2.6 km Not discharging
NWL00507 River Tyne Estuary 2.6 km Not discharging
NWL01180 North Sea 2.6 km Not discharging

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