England · Castle Point
Canvey Island Foreshore
Caution. Sewage discharge 1.3km away 16 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
- Bathing season
- Closed until 15 May (neutral factor)
- Discharge nearby
- 1.3km 16 hours ago (negative factor)
- Annual classification
- Unknown (neutral factor)
- Rainfall (24h)
- 0mm (positive factor)
- Latest E. coli
- 27 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
- Latest intestinal enterococci
- 10 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
Out of season
Weekly sampling and the daily pollution-risk forecast pause on 30 September and resume on 15 May. This verdict rests on the annual classification, live storm-overflow data and rainfall in the last 24 hours.
Storm overflows are driven by rain, so they spill more in autumn and winter than in summer. See every spill happening now across the UK.
Water temperature
18.4°C Mild
Sea surface, modelled by Open-Meteo.
Tide
Tide is falling
- Low water Today
- High water Today
- Low water Today
- High water Tomorrow
Modelled by Open-Meteo and approximate. Checked against tide gauges these times ran up to half an hour early, so treat them as a guide to whether the water is coming in or going out, not as a tide table. For exact times see Admiralty EasyTide.
Recent sewage discharges nearby
Storm overflows operated by Anglian Water within ten kilometres in the last 48 hours.
- Ended 16 hours agoAWS00198 · into THAMES ESTUARY1.3km from the bathing water
- Ended yesterdayAWS01166 · into THAMES ESTUARY4.6km from the bathing water
- Ended 15 hours agoAWS00417 · into TRIB OF THE RIVER CROUCH7.8km from the bathing water
- Ended 19 hours agoAWS01179 · into THAMES ESTUARY9.9km from the bathing water
See Anglian Water's own storm-overflow map(opens in a new tab) →
Latest bacteria reading
Latest sample · 24 September 2026 · 7 days ago
- E. coli
- 27cfu/100ml
- Intestinal enterococci
- 10cfu/100ml
This is the most recent reading. Sampling resumes on 15 May. 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 Canvey Island Foreshore, so there is no spill record for it. There were 55 monitored overflows within ten kilometres in 2025, whether or not they drain here.
Common questions
- Can you swim at Canvey Island Foreshore?
- Caution. Sewage discharge 1.3km away 16 hours ago. Canvey Island Foreshore 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 Canvey Island Foreshore?
- We hold no annual classification for Canvey Island Foreshore. The most recent sample, taken 24 September 2026, showed 27 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 10 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
- Has there been sewage at Canvey Island Foreshore recently?
- Yes. 4 storm overflows within ten kilometres of Canvey Island Foreshore: 4 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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