How's the Water?
1 discharging 63 spills in 24h 0 above typical

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Hornsea

East Riding of Yorkshire · sewerage by Yorkshire Water

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, 23 Sep 2026
Latest enterococci
<10
per 100 ml
Overflows within 3 km
1
Spills nearby, 30 days
1
  • Excellent or Good
  • Sufficient
  • Poor
  • Overflow discharging
  • Overflow
  • Offline

About this beach

Hornsea Beach is a resort beach on the East Yorkshire coast. It is one kilometre in length. The beach is backed by coastal defences and a seafront promenade. Along the promenade are a small number of tourist establishments and behind this the town of Hornsea.

From the Environment Agency profile.

Storm overflows within 3 km

Nearest first, straight-line distance.
Monitor Distance Status
YWS01482 North Sea 0.9 km Not discharging