How often the storm overflows near Hastings' beaches release
sewage, and for how long, from Southern Water's own storm-overflow feed as
Swim Hastings records it.
Estimates based on public discharge and environmental data — not water quality testing. Swim at your own judgment.
This page counts releases; it doesn't measure the sea. A release is
counted as the feed reported it, from start to end. The Environment
Agency's yearly figures count "spills" in 12- and 24-hour blocks, so our
numbers won't match theirs. A release whose end the feed never reported is
counted, but adds no hours.
71releases in the last 30 days
33 hof release in the last 30 days
208releases in the last 12 months
227 hin the last 12 months
Releasing now
None of the outfalls watched here is reported as releasing, as of the last check. Swim Hastings has the live picture, beach by beach.
Outfall by outfall, the last twelve months
Hours of release in the last twelve months, most first, with
how many releases, the last one, and the beaches Swim Hastings maps each
outfall to.
Marsham Sewer tributary CSO (Pett Level marsh, north; drains to Rye)8 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 202694 h
Long sea outfall off Cooden (west)2 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 20 Aug 2026 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Cooden Beach13 h
Long sea outfall off Bexhill2 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 20 Aug 2026 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Cooden Beach, Glyne Gap10 h
Long sea outfall off Bulverhythe (likely Combe Valley WwTW)73 releases in 12 months · 27 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 2026 · near Bulverhythe, Glyne Gap, St Leonards (Marina – Warrior Square)10 h
Bexhill central outfall1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Wed 18 Feb 2026 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Cooden Beach, Glyne Gap7.8 h
Royal Military Canal tributary CSO (to Rye)3 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Sat 22 Aug 20267.8 h
Cooden / Little Common outfall3 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 2026 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Cooden Beach7.7 h
River Brede CSO (to Rye)4 releases in 12 months · 2 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 20267.2 h
Stanbridge Stream CSO (Brede catchment, to Rye)4 releases in 12 months · 2 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 20266.6 h
Cooden east / Little Common outfall4 releases in 12 months · 2 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 2026 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Cooden Beach6.0 h
River Tillingham CSO, Rye (to Rye)3 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 20265.9 h
Wallers Haven tributary CSO (drains to Norman's Bay)1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Wed 18 Feb 2026 · near Cooden Beach5.6 h
Pannel Sewer CSO (Pett; drains to Rye via the Royal Military Canal)9 releases in 12 months · 3 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 20265.3 h
Long sea outfall off Cooden (east)4 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 2026 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Cooden Beach5.2 h
River Brede CSO, Brede village (to Rye)7 releases in 12 months · 5 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 20264.9 h
Marsham Sewer tributary CSO (Pett Level marsh, west; drains to Rye)3 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 20264.8 h
Rock-a-Nore / harbour arm outfall1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Wed 22 Oct 2025 · near Fairlight & Covehurst Bay, Hastings Pelham (pier – harbour arm), Rock-a-Nore4.2 h
Brede tributary CSO, Udimore (to Rye)2 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 27 Aug 20263.2 h
Pigeon Cove Gill outfall (Covehurst / Ecclesbourne)1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 27 Jan 2026 · near Fairlight & Covehurst Bay, Rock-a-Nore3.0 h
Watermill Stream CSO (upper Combe Haven catchment)3 releases in 12 months · 2 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 2026 · near Bulverhythe, Glyne Gap2.1 h
Bulverhythe beach outfall, second pipe1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Sun 2 Nov 2025 · near Bulverhythe, Glyne Gap, St Leonards (Marina – Warrior Square)1.4 h
River Brede CSO, Brede village second pipe (to Rye)2 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 20261.2 h
Combe Haven valley CSO (Pebsham / Filsham; to the Bulverhythe sluice)2 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 20 Aug 2026 · near Bulverhythe, Glyne Gap, St Leonards (Marina – Warrior Square)1.1 h
River Tillingham CSO south (to Rye)4 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Sat 29 Aug 20260.8 h
Powdermill Stream CSO, Crowhurst (Combe Haven catchment)2 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 2026 · near Bulverhythe, Glyne Gap0.8 h
Powdermill Stream CSO, Battle (upper Combe Haven catchment)1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Wed 18 Feb 2026 · near Bulverhythe, Glyne Gap0.8 h
River Tillingham CSO north (to Rye)33 releases in 12 months · 15 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 20260.8 h
Bexhill east outfall1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Wed 22 Oct 2025 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Cooden Beach, Glyne Gap0.8 h
Forge Stream tributary CSO (Brede catchment, to Rye)2 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 20260.5 h
Combe Haven upstream CSO (Crowhurst side, via drain)2 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 3 Sep 2026 · near Bulverhythe, Glyne Gap0.5 h
Marsham Sewer tributary CSO (Pett Level marsh, southwest; drains to Rye)2 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Fri 21 Aug 20260.5 h
Hastings town centre / Pelham outfall (Priory Stream culvert area)2 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 17 Sep 2026 · near Hastings Pelham (pier – harbour arm), Rock-a-Nore, St Leonards (Marina – Warrior Square)0.4 h
Brede tributary CSO, Westfield (to Rye)1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Sat 6 Jun 20260.4 h
Doleham Ditch CSO east (Brede catchment, to Rye)1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Sat 29 Nov 20250.4 h
Marsham Sewer tributary CSO (Pett Level marsh; drains to Rye)2 releases in 12 months · 1 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 20260.3 h
River Line CSO (Brede catchment, to Rye)1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Wed 24 Jun 20260.3 h
East Stream CSO (drains to Pevensey Levels)1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Mon 23 Feb 2026 · near Cooden Beach0.3 h
Galley Hill outfall, second pipe1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Mon 24 Aug 2026 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Bulverhythe, Cooden Beach, Glyne Gap0.3 h
River Rother CSO (to Rye)1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Sun 22 Feb 20260.2 h
Galley Hill outfall (Bexhill east end)3 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 20 Aug 2026 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Bulverhythe, Cooden Beach, Glyne Gap0.2 h
St Leonards / White Rock outfall1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 27 Jan 2026 · near Bulverhythe, Hastings Pelham (pier – harbour arm), St Leonards (Marina – Warrior Square)0.1 h
River Tillingham CSO (to Rye)3 releases in 12 months · 2 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 8 Sep 20260.1 h
Bulverhythe beach outfall1 release in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Tue 27 Jan 2026 · near Bulverhythe, Glyne Gap, St Leonards (Marina – Warrior Square)0.1 h
Bexhill west beach ditch outfall0 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Thu 20 Oct 2022 · near Bexhill (Egerton Park – Galley Hill), Cooden Beach, Glyne Gap0.0 h
Cole Stream CSO, Cooden (reaches the sea at the East Stream sluice, Norman's Bay)0 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Mon 16 Jan 2023 · near Cooden Beach0.0 h
Doleham Ditch CSO (Brede catchment, to Rye)0 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Mon 21 Jul 20250.0 h
Pett village storm overflow (piped to the English Channel)0 releases in 12 months · 0 in the last 30 days · last began Wed 23 Jul 2025 · near Fairlight & Covehurst Bay, Pett Level & Cliff End0.0 h