Thousands of surfers "paddling out" to protest against sewage

Protesters across 56 sites will "paddle out" today to protest sewage pollution.

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), a charity which aims to end sewage pollution in Britain's waterways, expect thousands of people to take part in the protest.

The SAS website describes the protests as: "people coming together to stand up to the water industry in the very spaces we want to protect – the water, the beaches, the rivers and all that surrounds them."

The charity is calling today (Saturday 16th May) its biggest day of action on record.

SAS were originally set to protest at Brighton West Pier and Rottingdean, but following the deaths of three women in the sea near that location, the charity cancelled the protest.

Where are this year's Paddle Out protests?

Scotland

Rhu – Rhu Beach, 10.30AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Rhu, Rhu Point | Facebook

Tighnabruaich – RNLI Station, 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Tighnabruaich, RNLI station

Wales

Porthcawl – Coney Beach (Sandy Bay), 3:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Porthcawl, Coney Beach (Sandy Bay)

Pembrokeshire – Broad Haven (North), 1:30PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Pembrokeshire – Broad Haven (North)

Llanberis – Llyn Padarn, 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 Llanberis, Lagoons, Llyn Padarn

Aberystwyth – North Beach, 6:30PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Aberystwyth, North Beach

Barry Island – Whitemore Bay, 4:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Barry Island, Whitemore Bay

Caswell Bay – Swansea, 10:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Caswell Bay, Swansea

Northern England

Saltburn – Saltburn Pier, 10:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Saltburn, Saltburn Pier

Tynemouth – Longsands, 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Tynemouth, Longsands

Wallasey – The Beach Club, 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Wallasey, The Beach club

Scarborough – South Bay, 12:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – South Bay, Scarborough

York – Scarborough Bridge, 11:30AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – York, Scarborough Bridge

West Mersea – The Hard, 10:30AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – The Hard West Mersea

South West England

Falmouth – Gylly Beach, 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Falmouth, Gylly beach

Croyde – Croyde Beach, 9:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Croyde, Croyde Beach

West Bay – East Beach, 10:30AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – West Bay, East Beach

Exmouth – Exmouth Beach, 1.30PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Exmouth, Sideshore

Colyton – Branscombe Beach, 2:00PM, Paddle-Out ’26 – Colyton – Branscombe Beach

Lyme Regis – Sandy Beach, 11.30PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Lyme Regis – Sandy Beach

Seaton – Seaton Beach, 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Seaton Beach

Noss Mayo – Pope’s Quay, 4:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Noss Mayo, Pope’s Quay

Bristol – Baltic Wharf, 9:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Bristol, Baltic Whalf

Plymouth – Tinside Beach, 1:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Plymouth, Tinside Beach

Weston-Super-Mare – Marine Lake, 11:30AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Weston-super-Mare, Marine Lake

Sidmouth – Town Beach, 10:30AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Sidmouth, Town Beach

Taunton – River Tone, French Weir Park, 10:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Taunton, River Tone, French Weir Park

Coastgaurd Beach – Mothecombe, 3:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Coastguards Beach, Mothecombe, Devon

The Pier, Teignmouth 10am Paddle-Out ’26 – The Pier Teignmouth

South East England

Broadstairs – Viking Bay, 1:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Broadstairs, Viking Bay

Hayling Island – Hayling Bay, 12:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Hayling Island, Hayling Bay

Fareham – Monks Hill Beach (The Shack), 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Fareham, (the shack) Monks Hill Beach

Newbury – Victoria Park, Kennet & Avon Canal, 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Newbury, Victoria Park, Kennet and Avon Canal

Sandown – Sandown Beach (Isle of Wight), 3.30PM: Paddle-Out ’26 Isle of Wight, Sandown Beach

Hastings – Outside Source Park, 12:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Hastings – Outside Source Park

Littlehampton – The Beach Café, 2:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 Littlehampton – The Beach Cafe

Windsor – Baths Island, River Thames, 11:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Windsor, Baths Island/River Thames

Chichester – Dell Quay, 12PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Chichester, Dell Quay

Folkstone – Sunny Sands, 2:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Folkestone – Sunny Sands

Southampton, SUP Company Woodmill, 10:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Southampton, SUP Company Woodmill

Mill Pond – Emsworth, 2PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Mill Pond, Emsworth

Shoreham Beach – Shoreham-by-Sea, 4:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea

Seaford – Skipper watersports, 10.30AM Paddle-Out’26 – Seaford

East of England

Lowestoft – South Beach, 10AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Lowestoft, Hatfield Hotel Bay

Woodbridge – River Deben, 10AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Woodbridge, River Deben

Southend-on-Sea – Chalkwell Beach, 11:30AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Southend-On-Sea, Chalkwell Beach

Cleethorpes – Cleethorpes Beach, 6:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Cleethorpes, Cleethorpes Beach

Falcon Meadow – Bungay, 12:00PM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Falcon Meadow, Bungay

Burnham Overy – Staithe harbour, 12:00PM: Paddle-Out ‘ 26 – Burnham overy, Staithe harbour

London

Olympic Park – London, 2PM: Paddle-Out ’26 Olympic Park – London

Online

Zoom, 9:00AM: Paddle-Out ’26 – Online

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