The Environment Agency is working as part of the Bathing Water Partnership, which includes East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Yorkshire Water, to investigate and reduce pollution at this bathing water.
Bathing water quality at this site is thought to be affected by a variety of sources including storm overflows, harbour usage, misconnections, recreational activities on the beach, seabirds and dog fouling.
This bathing water is subject to short term pollution procedures. The Environment Agency makes a daily pollution risk forecast based on the effects of rain, tide, sunlight and seasonality. These factors affect the levels of bacteria that get washed into the sea from livestock, sewage and urban drainage via rivers and streams and how they disperse.
When short term pollution is likely a pollution risk warning is issued and a warning is displayed at this bathing water and online.
After a pollution risk warning, levels of bacteria usually return to normal after a day or so, but it's possible to have several warning days in a row. In 2022 2 pollution risk warnings were issued at this bathing water.