Sufficient · 2025
Out of season
Spill nearby in the last 24 hours
Samples met the minimum standard over the last four seasons. Heavy rain can lower water quality here.
- Latest E. coli
- 560
- per 100 ml, 6 Sep 2026
- Latest enterococci
- 82
- per 100 ml
- Overflows within 3 km
- 4
- Spills nearby, 30 days
- 4
- Excellent or Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Overflow discharging
- Overflow
- Offline
About this beach
Blackpool is a resort town on Lancashire's north west coast. Blackpool South bathing water is sandy and very flat with some small grooves caused by the waves. There is a promenade running alongside the beach. Blackpool South Pier lies to the north of the bathing water. The Blackpool Pleasure Beach attraction is located behind the beach.
From the Environment Agency profile.
Storm overflows within 3 km
Nearest first, straight-line distance.| Monitor | Distance | Status | Last spill | Spills, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP01132 Irish Sea | 1.5 km | Not discharging | 1 week ago | 1 |
| UUP01238 Irish Sea | 1.9 km | Not discharging | 3 days ago | 1 |
| UUP01808 Highways Drain | 2.6 km | Not discharging | 21 hours ago | 2 |
| UUP00906 Irish Sea | 0.8 km | Not discharging | None recorded | 0 |
1 more monitor nearby had no spill in the last 30 days.