For swimmers & paddlers · Wed, 05 Aug 2026
Looking for a safe outdoor swim?
No sampling points are currently scoring verified-safe for swimmers. 199 are amber, 72 red. Most fail because of recent rainfall, an active spill nearby, or a stale test.
For swimmers & paddlers · Wed, 05 Aug 2026
No sampling points are currently scoring verified-safe for swimmers. 199 are amber, 72 red. Most fail because of recent rainfall, an active spill nearby, or a stale test.
Use the postcode finder above
It checks every overflow within 5 km of your address — even spots without a recent bacterial test still tell you about active spills.
Switch to all-purpose mode
Our main safe-spots register shows 1 sampling points with all-green chemistry — useful for paddlers and anglers even where bacterial coverage is missing.
Check designated bathing waters
The Environment Agency tests E. coli at designated bathing waters more frequently. The EA Bathing Water Profiles cover ~420 sites with full season data.
These are storm overflows currently discharging. Don't swim or paddleboard within 5 km downstream until the discharge has stopped and conditions have settled (typically 48 hours after heavy rain).
Severn Trent Water · SVT01679 · spilling for 12 weeks
Southern Water · SWS00496 · spilling for 12 weeks
Anglian Water · AWS00410 · spilling for 45 h
Anglian Water · AWS01511 · spilling for 44.2 h
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · Cwm Penmachno WwTW Storm Overflow · spilling for 9.7 h
South West Water · SBB00109 · spilling for 5.3 h
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · Puncheston WwTW Storm Overflow · spilling for 2.7 h
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · Cwrtnewydd WwTW Storm Overflow · spilling for 1.5 h
Anglian Water · AWS00706 · spilling for 1.2 h
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · Llanfachraeth WwTW Overflow · spilling for 1.2 h
Anglian Water · AWS01046 · spilling for 1.2 h
United Utilities · UUP01875 · spilling for 1.2 h
United Utilities · UUP01713 · spilling for 1 h
South West Water · SBB00409 · spilling for 38 min
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