Can you swim at Craig Du Beach Central?

No. Sewage being discharged 3.1km away right now. Craig Du Beach Central 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 Craig Du Beach Central?

Craig Du Beach Central is rated Excellent in the regulator's 2025 annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 18 September 2026, showed 10 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 10 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.

Has there been sewage at Craig Du Beach Central recently?

Yes. 10 storm overflows within ten kilometres of Craig Du Beach Central: 3 discharging now and 7 in the last 48 hours.

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Wales · Gwynedd

Friday 2 October

Craig Du Beach Central

No. Sewage being discharged 3.1km away right now.

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.

Checked 06:08 UK time

Why this verdict

Bathing season: Closed until 15 May (neutral factor)
Sewage discharge in progress: 3.1km away, into River Glaslyn (negative factor)
Annual classification: Excellent (positive factor)
Latest E. coli: 10 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

16.7°C Cool

Sea surface, modelled by Open-Meteo.

Tide

Tide is falling

Low water about 06:50 Today
High water about 11:50 Today
Low water about 19:10 Today
High water about 00:10 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 Welsh Water within ten kilometres in the last 48 hours.

Ended 2 hours ago

Morfa Bychan WwTW Storm Overflow · into Coastal Waters

1.0km from the bathing water
Ongoing since 4 hours ago

Borth-Y-Gest Storm Overflow · into River Glaslyn

3.1km from the bathing water
Ended 2 hours ago

Snowdon Street Storm Overflow · into Cyt Bach

4.3km from the bathing water
Ended 17 hours ago

Porthmadog WwTW Site Drainage Overflow · into Glaslyn Estuary

4.5km from the bathing water
Ended 2 days ago

Llanystumdwy WwTW Settled Storm Overflow · into Dwyfor River

6.6km from the bathing water
Ended 23 hours ago

Ffordd Penllach Storm Overflow · into Unnamed Stream

6.7km from the bathing water
Ended 53 minutes ago

Talsarnau WwTW Storm Overflow · into Unnamed Watercourse

7.4km from the bathing water
Ongoing since an hour ago

Garndolbenmaen WwTW Storm Overflow · into Afon Dwyfor

7.5km from the bathing water
Ended 54 minutes ago

Cambrian View Penrhyndeudraeth Storm Overflow · into Tributary of Afon Dwyryd

8.0km from the bathing water
Ongoing since 2 hours ago

Bryncir WwTW Storm Overflow · into Afon Blaen-y-cae

9.6km from the bathing water

See Welsh Water's own storm-overflow map(opens in a new tab) →

See every spill happening now across the UK →

Latest bacteria reading

Latest sample · 18 September 2026 · 13 days ago

E. coli: 10cfu/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.

Classification record, 2015 to 2025

Rated Excellent in both 2015 and 2025.

The regulator republishes this every November as a percentile over readings from up to four bathing seasons, so it describes the water's record rather than today. No classification was made for 2020, when the pandemic cut the bathing season short.

Common questions

Can you swim at Craig Du Beach Central?: No. Sewage being discharged 3.1km away right now. Craig Du Beach Central 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 Craig Du Beach Central?: Craig Du Beach Central is rated Excellent in the regulator's 2025 annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 18 September 2026, showed 10 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 10 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
Has there been sewage at Craig Du Beach Central recently?: Yes. 10 storm overflows within ten kilometres of Craig Du Beach Central: 3 discharging now and 7 in the last 48 hours.

Where this data comes from

Contains water-company storm overflow data, licensed under OGL v3
View the regulator's full profile

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