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1 discharging 14 spills in 24h 0 above typical

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Tynemouth Long Sands North

North Tyneside · sewerage by Northumbrian Water

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

The cleanest samples over the last four seasons.

Latest E. coli
<10
per 100 ml, 18 Sep 2026
Latest enterococci
<10
per 100 ml
Overflows within 3 km
16 2 offline
Spills nearby, 30 days
1
  • Excellent or Good
  • Sufficient
  • Poor
  • Overflow discharging
  • Overflow
  • Offline

About this beach

Tynemouth Long Sands North Beach is a gently sloping sandy resort beach. The designated bathing beach measures approximately 500 metres in length and is the northern end of a one kilometre bay with the rocks near the centre marking the end of the designated area. The beach has a road access at its northern end and a short promenade to the headland that marks the northern end of the bay.

From the Environment Agency profile.

Storm overflows within 3 km

Nearest first, straight-line distance.
Monitor Distance Status
NWL01180 North Sea 1.0 km Not discharging

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