Excellent · 2025
Out of season
Spill nearby in the last 24 hours
The cleanest samples over the last four seasons.
- Latest E. coli
- <10
- per 100 ml, 22 Sep 2026
- Latest enterococci
- <10
- per 100 ml
- Overflows within 3 km
- 15
- Spills nearby, 30 days
- 6
- Excellent or Good
- Sufficient
- Poor
- Overflow discharging
- Overflow
- Offline
About this beach
Whitby Beach is a large beach resort situated on the Yorkshire coast. The sandy beach is approximately one kilometre in length with a gentle slope and lies to the west of Whitby Harbour. The beach is backed by a sea wall and promenade with beach huts and a cafe and higher up the cliff the urbanised areas of Whitby town.
From the Environment Agency profile.
Storm overflows within 3 km
Nearest first, straight-line distance.| Monitor | Distance | Status | Last spill | Spills, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YWS00576 North Sea | 1.3 km | Not discharging | 1 hour ago | 3 |
| YWS00593 River Esk | 2.5 km | Not discharging | 4 hours ago | 3 |
| YWS00580 North Sea (Over Beach) | 0.2 km | Not discharging | 4 years ago | 0 |
| YWS00597 River Esk (Tidal) (Whitby Harbour) | 0.7 km | Not discharging | 3 months ago | 0 |
| YWS00595 River Esk (Tidal) (Whitby Harbour) | 0.7 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00603 River Esk (Tidal) (Whitby Harbour) | 0.7 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00578 River Esk (Tidal) | 0.8 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00602 Upgang Beck | 0.9 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00577 River Esk (Tidal) | 1.0 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00587 Upgang Beck | 1.1 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS01242 Upgang Beck | 1.1 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00594 Bagdale Beck (Via Public Sewer) | 1.1 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00596 River Esk (Tidal) (Whitby Harbour) via public sewer | 1.2 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00617 River Esk (Tidal) | 2.5 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
| YWS00586 Spital Beck | 2.7 km | Not discharging | 1 month ago | 0 |
13 more monitors nearby had no spill in the last 30 days.