Cullercoats vs Whitley, today

Do not treat Cullercoats and Whitley Bay as one beach. They are one stop apart on the yellow line and they do not share a water class this week.

Cullercoats is still classed Poor (2025), 19 September 2026. Sunday stamp 20260913-084059 expired at 08:29 Monday 14. No newer stamp. EA JSON still 403. Do not treat the expired Cullercoats increased / advice-against-bathing as live. Lead is no NT coastal bathing-water CSO; network EDM Status=1 count=2 (Wear Estuary + Cockmere Burn tributary); bathing alert=false — Beach Aware overflow icons not claimed. No live increased STP and no live STP advice against bathing. Council Cullercoats page still carries annual Poor “bathing is not advised” wording — not a live STP stamp. Whitley Bay Excellent. Longsands North and South and King Edward’s are Excellent. No live NT coastal Status=1 CSO. EDM Status=1 count=2 network-wide (~08:08 BST, Saturday 19): NWL01003 River Wear Estuary (~07:38 BST) and NWL00995 Tributary of Cockmere Burn (~07:48 BST). Tuesday’s inland NWL01520 Ogle Letch has cleared. Sunday’s River Tyne Quayside (NWL01125) and inland Chester Burn (NWL01024) have cleared. Saturday’s Tees, Belford Burn and Cong Burn have cleared. No live sewage overflow on either bay. Sources: EA Cullercoats, EA Whitley Bay.

Saturday 19 September: max 18°C, sunny intervals, rain 40% at 8am, max gust 34mph. Sunday 20: max 18°C, sunny, rain <5%, max gust 33mph. Monday 21: max 20°C, sunny intervals, rain 40% at 6am, max gust 22mph. Met Office Whitley Bay gcycphb7g, updated 5:59am Saturday 19. Sea at Longsands is 14.5°C as of Saturday 19 September — wetsuit water. Indoor cover: Spanish City. Jam Jar is closed Mondays. Cullercoats this-week listings can be empty; that is correct. Full briefing: Beach.