Hayle Towans water quality

RED

designated bathing water · · South West Water

Hayle Towans is a designated bathing water in Cornwall, currently rated RED for swimming — Storm overflow discharging within 5 km right now. Falling tide may draw discharge along the shore. Its latest Environment Agency classification is excellent (2025), and 144 storm-overflow spills were recorded nearby in 2025. Below: live risk, recent spills, official samples, rainfall, tides and nearby reports.

Safe to swim right now?
Avoid — pollution risk
Storm overflow discharging within 5 km right now. Falling tide may draw discharge along the shore.
Do not rely solely on this website for health decisions. Check official alerts and use your own judgement. Seek medical advice if you are unwell.

Current status

Risk: RED Storm overflow discharging within 5 km right now. Falling tide may draw discharge along the shore.

  • Active overflows nearby: 1
  • Recent overflows (48h): 15
  • Rainfall (48h): 29.4 mm

Official EA classification

excellent (2025)

Latest official sample

2026-09-18 — E.coli 10, enterococci 10 cfu/100ml

Latest independent sample

None published

Pollution & environment data

29.4 mm
Rainfall 48h
65.0 mm
Rainfall 7d
7
Outfalls within 5 km
144
Spills (2025, official)
42
Spills 2026 so far (live)
29
Spills last 30d
falling 1.52m
Tide now

Recent storm overflows nearby (30 days)

In the news nearby

No recent local news matched.

Storm-overflow spills near here, by year (EDM)

Recent spills near here (precise, SWW)

Full spill history near Hayle Towans

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Every storm-overflow discharge Glanmor has recorded within 5 km of Hayle Towans, newest first.

43 discharge events
StartEndOutfallDistance
2026-10-24 14:462026-10-24 16:01ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-10-24 14:282026-10-24 15:46ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-10-24 11:15ongoingTRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-24 10:492026-10-24 16:00TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-24 09:262026-10-24 10:00TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-23 08:162026-10-23 08:46ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-10-23 07:412026-10-23 08:13ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-10-23 03:452026-10-23 08:01ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-10-23 03:452026-10-23 05:30TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-23 03:352026-10-23 07:45ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-10-23 03:342026-10-23 05:15TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-22 20:462026-10-23 01:30ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-10-22 20:282026-10-23 01:15ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-10-22 18:152026-10-22 20:45TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-22 17:482026-10-22 20:30TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-22 16:302026-10-22 16:45TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-21 22:152026-10-21 22:45TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-21 22:072026-10-21 22:23TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-20 23:002026-10-21 01:00TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-20 22:432026-10-21 00:39TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-11 19:002026-10-11 20:30TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-10-11 18:422026-10-11 20:15TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-09-30 01:452026-09-30 02:30ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-09-30 01:302026-09-30 01:45TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-09-30 01:252026-09-30 02:12ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-09-30 01:092026-09-30 01:23TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-09-29 22:222026-09-29 22:27ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-09-29 22:152026-09-30 00:00TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-09-29 19:452026-09-29 22:00TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-09-08 06:392026-09-08 08:10TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-09-08 04:002026-09-08 09:28ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-08-29 09:152026-08-29 09:45TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-08-29 09:082026-08-29 09:34TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-08-29 03:002026-08-29 04:00TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-08-21 08:152026-08-21 09:15TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-08-21 08:072026-08-21 08:51TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-06-19 05:282026-06-19 05:28HAYLE ESTUARY (E)~1.5 km
2026-06-08 04:232026-06-08 04:51TRIB OF ANGARRACK STREAN~5.0 km
2026-05-20 08:502026-05-21 16:30ST IVES BAY (C)~4.5 km
2026-05-18 23:552026-05-19 03:51ATLANTIC (C)~3.8 km
2026-01-29 17:322026-01-29 18:13ST IVES BAY ATLANTIC OCEAN~3.7 km
2026-01-29 04:432026-01-29 05:55ST IVES BAY~4.3 km
2025-11-14 00:532025-11-14 00:56HAYLE ESTUARY (E)~1.3 km
40 precise spill records (duration & volume)
WhenDetailDistance
2026-10-24 14:28spill, 54 min~3.8 km
2026-10-24 14:05spill, 85 min~5.0 km
2026-10-24 10:49spill, 160 min~5.0 km
2026-10-24 09:26spill, 19 min~5.0 km
2026-10-23 07:41spill, 32 min~3.8 km
2026-10-23 03:35spill, 237 min~3.8 km
2026-10-23 03:34spill, 84 min~5.0 km
2026-10-22 20:28spill, 262 min~3.8 km
2026-10-22 17:48spill, 142 min~5.0 km
2026-10-22 16:09spill, 30 min~5.0 km
2026-10-21 22:07spill, 16 min~5.0 km
2026-10-20 22:43spill, 116 min~5.0 km
2026-10-11 18:42spill, 73 min~5.0 km
2026-09-30 01:25spill, 47 min~3.8 km
2026-09-30 01:09spill, 15 min~5.0 km
2026-09-29 22:22spill, 5 min~3.8 km
2026-09-29 21:57spill, 94 min~5.0 km
2026-09-08 06:39spill, 91 min~5.0 km
2026-09-08 04:00spill, 329 min~3.8 km
2026-08-29 09:08spill, 25 min~5.0 km
2026-08-21 08:07spill, 44 min~5.0 km
2026-08-21 07:46spill, 3 min~1.2 km
2026-06-19 05:28spill, 0 min~1.5 km
2026-06-19 05:28spill, 0 min~1.5 km
2026-06-08 04:23spill, 28 min~5.0 km
2026-06-08 04:23spill, 28 min~5.0 km
2026-05-20 08:50spill, 1900 min~4.5 km
2026-05-20 08:50spill, 1900 min~4.5 km
2026-05-18 23:55spill, 236 min~3.8 km
2026-05-18 23:55spill, 236 min~3.8 km
2026-02-26 09:26spill, 0 min~3.0 km
2026-02-26 09:26spill, 0 min~3.0 km
2026-01-30 14:26spill, 14 min~1.2 km
2026-01-30 14:26spill, 14 min~1.2 km
2026-01-29 17:32spill, 41 min~3.7 km
2026-01-29 17:32spill, 41 min~3.7 km
2026-01-29 04:43spill, 72 min~4.3 km
2026-01-29 04:43spill, 72 min~4.3 km
2025-11-14 00:53spill, 3 min~1.3 km
2025-11-14 00:53spill, 3 min~1.3 km
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Water quality — 7-year trend

Water quality improved in 2026: average E. coli was 37% lower than 2025.

YearEA classificationSamplesE. coli (geo-mean)Enterococci (geo-mean)High readings
2019—310 cfu/100ml12 cfu/100ml0
2021—510 cfu/100ml10 cfu/100ml0
2022—1010 cfu/100ml10 cfu/100ml0
2023—1014 cfu/100ml13 cfu/100ml0
2024—1011 cfu/100ml10 cfu/100ml0
2025excellent2016 cfu/100ml15 cfu/100ml0
2026—1010 cfu/100ml10 cfu/100ml0

Geometric mean of Environment Agency samples per calendar year (the standard bathing-water statistic). "High readings" are samples at or above 500 E. coli or 200 enterococci cfu/100ml.

Hayle Towans — frequently asked questions

Is it safe to swim at Hayle Towans today?

Hayle Towans is currently rated RED: Storm overflow discharging within 5 km right now. Falling tide may draw discharge along the shore. This is guidance only — also check official alerts and use your judgement.

Has there been a sewage spill near Hayle Towans?

144 storm-overflow spills were recorded near Hayle Towans in 2025 (EA Event Duration Monitoring), and 42 spill events have been logged nearby so far this year.

What is Hayle Towans's bathing water classification?

Hayle Towans is classified excellent for 2025 by the Environment Agency.

Data & provenance

Last updated
2 min ago (2026-10-24 16:00 UTC)
Sources
Environment Agency (samples & classification), South West Water (overflows), EA EDM (annual spills), Open-Meteo (rainfall & tide). Full list on about.
Confidence
High — official classification, 7 outfalls monitored within 5 km.
Risk model
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