England · Great Yarmouth
Caister Point
Caution. Sewage discharge 3.0km away 12 hours ago.
Water quality only This says nothing about tides, rip currents, cold water shock or lifeguard cover. Cold water and currents are dangerous even when the water is clean. Read the local signs before you go in. What we cannot tell you.
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Why this verdict
- Discharge nearby
- 3.0km 12 hours ago (negative factor)
- Annual classification
- Excellent (positive factor)
- Pollution risk forecast
- Normal (positive factor)
- Rainfall (24h)
- 0mm (positive factor)
- Latest E. coli
- 10 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
- Latest intestinal enterococci
- 10 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
Recent sewage discharges nearby
Storm overflows operated by Anglian Water Services Limited within ten kilometres in the last 48 hours.
- Ended 12 hours agoAWS01349 · into TIDAL RIVER BURE3.0km from the bathing water
Latest bacteria reading
Latest sample · 26 August 2026 · 6 days ago
- E. coli
- 10cfu/100ml
- Intestinal enterococci
- 10cfu/100ml
The regulator samples weekly during the bathing season. E. coli and intestinal enterococci are the indicator organisms used in the official classification.
Storm overflows nearby
The Environment Agency does not link any storm overflow directly to Caister Point, so there is no spill record for it. There were 14 monitored overflows within ten kilometres in 2025, whether or not they drain here.
Common questions
- Can you swim at Caister Point?
- Caution. Sewage discharge 3.0km away 12 hours ago. Caister Point is a designated bathing water, so it is sampled and rated every season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.
- What is the water quality like at Caister Point?
- Caister Point is rated Excellent in the regulator's latest annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 26 August 2026, showed 10 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 10 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
- Has there been sewage at Caister Point recently?
- Yes. 1 storm overflow within ten kilometres of Caister Point: 1 in the last 48 hours.
Where this data comes from
- Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and database right
- Contains water-company storm overflow data, licensed under OGL v3
- Spill counts from the Environment Agency EDM Storm Overflow Annual Returns, 2021 to 2025, published annually.
- View the regulator's full profile
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