England · East Suffolk
Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier)
Caution. Sewage discharge 1.8km away 15 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
- 1.8km 15 hours ago (negative factor)
- Annual classification
- Good (positive factor)
- Pollution risk forecast
- Normal (positive factor)
- Rainfall (24h)
- 0mm (positive factor)
- Latest E. coli
- 82 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
- Latest intestinal enterococci
- 140 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 15 hours agoAWS00870 · into North Sea1.8km from the bathing water
Latest bacteria reading
Latest sample · 27 August 2026 · 5 days ago
- E. coli
- 82cfu/100ml
- Intestinal enterococci
- 140cfu/100ml
The regulator samples weekly during the bathing season. E. coli and intestinal enterococci are the indicator organisms used in the official classification.
Sewage spills, 2024 to 2025
The Environment Agency links 4 storm overflows to Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier). In 2025 they discharged 68 times.
Down 22% since 2024, from 87 spills to 68.
Counting every monitored overflow within ten kilometres instead, whether or not it drains here, gives 331 spills across 20 overflows in 2025.
Common questions
- Can you swim at Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier)?
- Caution. Sewage discharge 1.8km away 15 hours ago. Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) 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 Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier)?
- Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) is rated Good in the regulator's latest annual classification, a percentile taken over readings from up to four bathing seasons. The most recent sample, taken 27 August 2026, showed 82 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 140 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
- Has there been sewage at Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) recently?
- Yes. 1 storm overflow within ten kilometres of Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier): 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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