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Morfa Dinlle

No. Sewage discharged 4.1km away an hour 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)
Recent sewage discharge
4.1km away, an hour ago (negative factor)
Annual classification
Excellent (positive factor)
Latest E. coli
10 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
Latest intestinal enterococci
18 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

16.2°C Cool

Sea surface, modelled by Open-Meteo.

Tide

Tide is falling

  1. Low water Today
  2. High water Today
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  4. 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 Welsh Water within ten kilometres in the last 48 hours.

  • Ended 2 days ago
    Caernarfon Hen Gastell Storm Overflow · into Afon Carrog
    3.8km from the bathing water
  • Ended 2 hours ago
    Llanwnda Storm Overflow · into Rhyd
    4.1km from the bathing water
  • Ended 2 days ago
    Llanllyfni WwTW Storm Overflow · into River Llynfi
    5.3km from the bathing water
  • Ended 2 hours ago
    Llanllyfni Glan Aber Storm Overflow · into River Loughor
    5.7km from the bathing water
  • Ended 3 hours ago
    Talysarn Bridge Storm Overflow · into Unnamed Tribuatary of Afon Llyfni
    6.7km from the bathing water
  • Ended 3 hours ago
    Caernarfon WwTW Storm Overflow · into Afon Seiont - Lower
    6.9km from the bathing water
  • Ended 4 hours ago
    Mill Lane Caernarfon Storm Overflow · into Afon Cadnant
    7.5km from the bathing water
  • Ended 4 hours ago
    B4419 Caernarfon Storm Overflow · into Menai Strait
    7.8km from the bathing water
  • Ended 3 hours ago
    B4418 Caernarfon Storm Overflow · into River Llynfi
    8.2km from the bathing water
  • Ended 2 days ago
    Waunfawr WwTW Storm Overflow · into Afon Gwyrfai
    9.5km from the bathing water

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

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Latest bacteria reading

Latest sample · 18 September 2026 · 13 days ago

E. coli
10cfu/100ml
Intestinal enterococci
18cfu/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

Annual classification for Morfa Dinlle, 2015 to 2025. Rated Excellent in both 2015 and 2025. 2015: Excellent.2016: Excellent.2017: Excellent.2018: Excellent.2019: Excellent.2020: no classification.2021: Excellent.2022: Excellent.2023: Excellent.2024: Excellent.2025: Excellent.
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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 Morfa Dinlle?
No. Sewage discharged 4.1km away an hour ago. Morfa Dinlle 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 Morfa Dinlle?
Morfa Dinlle 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 18 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
Has there been sewage at Morfa Dinlle recently?
Yes. 10 storm overflows within ten kilometres of Morfa Dinlle: 10 in the last 48 hours.

Where this data comes from

  • Contains Natural Resources Wales information © NRW and database right
  • Contains water-company storm overflow data, licensed under OGL v3
  • View the regulator's full profile

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