Surfers Against Sewage

Our campaigning goals

For people to thrive and live life to the fullest, the ocean must thrive too. And so we need to confront all that threatens it...

Water quality

We campaign for a clean ocean, rivers and lakes for wildlife and people.

We demand an end to sewage discharge into UK bathing waters by 2030.

Plastic pollution

We campaign to turn back the plastic tide choking the ocean.

We demand an end to plastic pollution on UK beaches by 2030.

Ocean recovery

We campaign to protect and restore the ocean wilderness.

We demand high protection status for 30% of the ocean and all UK Marine Protected Areas by 2030.

The ocean & climate emergency

We campaign to stop destructive global heating threatening all life in and above the ocean.

We demand that the UK achieves net zero, including the adoption of ocean-based solutions, by 2030.

Check for sewage and pollution alerts

Our free Safer Seas & Rivers Service allows you to check for sewage pollution alerts in real-time. And through the app you can also take campaign action to hold the polluters to account. Download now.

Take part in the Million Mile Clean

We raise awareness of plastic pollution through mobilising hundreds of thousands of Ocean Activists, UK-wide, to clean their local environment. And the data we gather supports our campaigns against the polluters.

The latest ocean updates

Just like the ocean, our activism never stands still. Find out the latest ocean news and get the lowdown on our campaigns in our news and blog updates, below.

All news and blogs

2022 Bathing Water Classifications

30th November 2022

With bathing sites across England meeting minimum standards, all may seem positive at first glance. But if we look at how classifications are calculated, along with how many sites are actually achieving the top classifications, then things aren’t quite as rosy as they may seem.