Newton-by-the-Sea guide
If you are planning to swim, paddle, or spend time on the beach at Newton-by-the-Sea, this page pulls together the practical checks that matter most: tide times, water quality, weather, and the nearest overflow alerts.
The beach itself
When most people search for Newton-by-the-Sea tide times or swimming information, they really mean Low Newton-by-the-Sea: the beach, the square, and the open sweep of sand beside Newton Haven.
It is a straightforward place to enjoy a beach day, but it is also the sort of coastline where the tide changes the shape of the shore quickly. That is why the practical checks on this page matter more than general village information.
Tides and weather
At Low Newton, the tide affects where you can sit, how much open sand is available, and how comfortable the water feels for a swim or paddle. On some days the difference between morning and late afternoon is significant.
The Met Office beach page is the simplest same-day source for tides and a quick local weather read. Used together, those checks give you the clearest picture before you set off.
Swimming and water quality
Low Newton is a designated bathing water, which means it is monitored under the bathing-water rules used in England. That gives swimmers a much clearer evidence base than they would have at an undesignated beach.
Official classification reports show Low Newton rated Excellent in every classified year from 2015 to 2025.
That Excellent rating is a strong sign of consistently clean water, but it still makes sense to pair it with the day’s tide, weather, and nearest overflow information before you go in.
Nearby overflow alerts
Low Newton does not currently have its own easy public live sewage-alert page, so Beadnell is the nearest practical overflow check to use alongside the official Low Newton bathing-water information.
Beadnell is around 3.5 miles away, so it is not a direct like-for-like reading for Low Newton itself, but it is still the most useful nearby public signal when you want to know whether there has been a recent local discharge event on this part of the coast.
In practice, the most sensible routine is to combine Low Newton’s bathing-water classification, the Met Office tide and forecast page, and the nearest Beadnell overflow history before you make the call to swim.
Coastal conditions
Guests often plan beach walks, swims, and paddle boarding around the tide. This section pulls together the most useful local checks in one place, with Low Newton conditions first and a nearby live overflow alert link for extra peace of mind.
For a fuller overview of the village itself, see the Newton-by-the-Sea guide for beach details, walking ideas, tide times, swimming information, weather, and water quality.
Low Newton does not currently have its own public live sewage-alert page, so Beadnell is included as the nearest quick check up the coast.
We also support Surfers Against Sewage, whose wider work helps shine a light on water quality, sewage discharges, and cleaner seas around the UK.
Low Newton water quality
2025 bathing water classification: Excellent. There aren't any overflows that impact this bathing water.
Low Newton is a designated bathing water, and it has been rated Excellent in every official classification from 2015 to 2025.
An Excellent rating under the UK bathing-water rules is the highest class. It means the water has shown very low levels of bacteria such as Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci over a rolling four-year monitoring period.
Low Newton weather
High 11°C • Low 13°C
Sunny intervals
Max gust 19mph.
Fresh Breeze
Moderate waves, plenty of white foam, and more demanding handling. Stronger riders may enjoy it, but beginners and casual paddlers should stay ashore.
Highest wave 0.9m.
Waist to Chest-High
Stronger surf and bodyboard conditions, but touring paddle boards become rough and swimmers need more caution around currents and surf zones.
View full beach weather forecastTides at Low Newton
Today: Low Tide 1:40am (1.7 metres), High Tide 8:26am (3.7 metres), Low Tide 1:58pm (2.0 metres), High Tide 8:33pm (3.8 metres).
Neap tide - Wider beach at high tide, which is good for walking.
Tide information is from North Sunderland (Northumberland) tidal station 5.1 miles away. Times here may vary slightly.
View full tide forecastNearby live check
Beadnell is around 3.5 miles up the coast and is the nearest widely used public overflow check and bathing location with easily accessible recent sewage-discharge history. It is not the same bathing water as Low Newton, so any direct risk to Low Newton is likely to be lower, but it is still worth knowing about as the closest local signal for this stretch of coastline.
Beadnell history shows 3 recorded sewage discharge events in the last 90 days. Latest recorded event 26th July 2026 for 4 minutes.
Days since latest recorded Beadnell discharge: 41.
Last recorded long discharge: 6th September 2026 for 70 minutes.