Swimming spots near Sunderland
16 swimming spots within 30 km of Sunderland, 16 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Roker - Sunderland, about 2 km away.
2 under a do-not-swim notice right now. 1 carrying a caution. 13 with no current pollution alert. 9 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Roker - Sunderland2.5 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Seaburn - Sunderland3.7 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Seaham Hall Beach6.7 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Seaham Beach7.1 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Marsden8.0 km from SunderlandGood to go
- South Shields10.6 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Littlehaven Beach11.2 km from SunderlandCaution
- Tynemouth King Edwards Bay12.8 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Tynemouth Long Sands South13.4 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Tynemouth Long Sands North14.2 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Tynemouth Cullercoats14.7 km from SunderlandDo not swim
- Whitley Bay16.4 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Seaton Sluice21.1 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Crimdon21.6 km from SunderlandGood to go
- Blyth South Beach23.7 km from SunderlandDo not swim
- Seaton Carew North29.6 km from SunderlandGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Sunderland?
- 16 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Sunderland, spread across 6 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Sunderland?
- Roker - Sunderland in Sunderland, about 2 km away. It is the closest of the 16 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Sunderland?
- 16 of these 16 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environment Agency (England). Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Sunderland have the best water quality?
- 9 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Sunderland right now?
- 3 of the 16 are currently flagged, including 2 under an active do-not-swim notice, and 13 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.