EAST YORKSHIRE COASTAL EROSION BEACH AND CLIFF LOSS RELATIONSHIP Autumn 2008 to Spring 2025 (34 seasons) Prepared by Brian Williams, October 2022 Reviewed and revised October 2025 ________________________________________ • total beach applies to the coast from Bridlington south to Neck of Spurn with the exception of Hornsea and Withernsea frontages • intermediate beach values are derived ----- 2008 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 41 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 55.35% intermediate beach 23.14% low beach 21.51% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 43.43% intermediate beach 18.94% low beach 37.63% total cliff loss 54.37 metres ----- 2009 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 31 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 47.67% intermediate beach 36.15% low beach 16.17% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 26.27% intermediate beach 34.91% low beach 38.82% total cliff loss 110.14 metres ----- 2009 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 14 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 56.81% intermediate beach 25.29% low beach 17.90% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 28.33% intermediate beach 27.96% low beach 43.70% total cliff loss 20.84 metres ----- 2010 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 43 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 60.33% intermediate beach 27.84% low beach 11.83% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 44.02% intermediate beach 31.35% low beach 24.62% total cliff loss 138.51 metres ----- 2010 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 38 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 55.96% intermediate beach 28.81% low beach 15.23% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 39.92% intermediate beach 32.54% low beach 27.54% total cliff loss 77.55 metres ----- 2011 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 46 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 61.44% intermediate beach 28.83% low beach 9.73% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 43.69% intermediate beach 34.44% low beach 21.87% total cliff loss 112.45 metres ----- 2011 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 9 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 61.44% intermediate beach 26.89% low beach 11.66% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 32.01% intermediate beach 19.83% low beach 48.16% total cliff loss 27.73 metres ----- 2012 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 25 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 52.42% intermediate beach 26.09% low beach 21.49% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 34.09% intermediate beach 34.19% low beach 31.71% total cliff loss 41.93 metres ----- 2012 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 38 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 54.52% intermediate beach 23.85% low beach 21.63% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 32.65% intermediate beach 26.04% low beach 41.31% total cliff loss 82.73 metres ----- 2013 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 57 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 61.91% intermediate beach 26.73% low beach 11.36% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 49.07% intermediate beach 30.21% low beach 20.71% total cliff loss 149.85 metres ----- 2013 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 20 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 48.08% intermediate beach 33.88% low beach 18.04% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 40.28% intermediate beach 35.42% low beach 24.30% total cliff loss 40.15 metres ----- 2014 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 54 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 57.78% intermediate beach 33.13% low beach 9.09% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 46.72% intermediate beach 38.65% low beach 14.62% total cliff loss 139.53 metres ----- 2014 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 19 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 53.58% intermediate beach 40.37% low beach 6.06% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 39.27% intermediate beach 50.07% low beach 10.66% total cliff loss 35.89 metres ----- 2015 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 33 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 49.09% intermediate beach 41.51% low beach 9.39% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 23.95% intermediate beach 54.76% low beach 21.29% total cliff loss 74.48 metres ----- 2015 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 17 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 66.95% intermediate beach 25.35% low beach 7.70% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 42.42% intermediate beach 33.69% low beach 23.89% total cliff loss 32.56 metres ----- 2016 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 42 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 60.11% intermediate beach 29.38% low beach 10.52% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 40.28% intermediate beach 37.34% low beach 22.38% total cliff loss 110.48 metres ----- 2016 Autumn no survey ----- 2017 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 46 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 56.60% intermediate beach 31.88% low beach 11.52% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 45.97% intermediate beach 35.27% low beach 18.76% total cliff loss 164.00 metres total cliff loss applies to full year (approximately 1:2 seasonal split) ----- 2017 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 26 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 55.25% intermediate beach 38.22% low beach 6.53% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 32.24% intermediate beach 49.10% low beach 18.66% total cliff loss 69.21 metres ----- 2018 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 59 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 61.68% intermediate beach 35.50% low beach 2.81% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 55.14% intermediate beach 41.16% low beach 3.70% total cliff loss 150.13 metres ----- 2018 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 16 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 57.15% intermediate beach 38.84% low beach 4.01% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 46.89% intermediate beach 45.45% low beach 7.66% total cliff loss 26.32 metres ----- 2019 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 23 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 64.45% intermediate beach 32.67% low beach 2.89% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 51.30% intermediate beach 42.95% low beach 5.75% total cliff loss 49.69 metres ----- 2019 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 30 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 67.38% intermediate beach 27.85% low beach 4.77% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 60.12% intermediate beach 33.85% low beach 6.03% total cliff loss 68.99 metres ----- 2020 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 56 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 69.65% intermediate beach 26.30% low beach 4.05% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 58.79% intermediate beach 35.84% low beach 5.37% total cliff loss 145.71 metres ----- 2020 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 15 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 67.37% intermediate beach 23.01% low beach 9.62% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 60.38% intermediate beach 29.85% low beach 9.78% total cliff loss 22.44 metres ----- 2021 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 33 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 64.53% intermediate beach 30.03% low beach 5.43% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 43.62% intermediate beach 46.50% low beach 9.88% total cliff loss 89.71 metres ----- 2021 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 36 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 70.74% intermediate beach 23.47% low beach 5.79% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 77.64% intermediate beach 15.57% low beach 6.79% total cliff loss 50.98 metres ----- 2022 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 33 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 67.16% intermediate beach 26.40% low beach 6.44% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 55.38% intermediate beach 34.34% low beach 10.29% total cliff loss 127.39 metres ----- 2022 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 19 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 70.95% intermediate beach 24.60% low beach 4.45% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 57.63% intermediate beach 30.25% low beach 12.13% total cliff loss 26.82 metres ----- 2023 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 39 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 63.19% intermediate beach 31.71% low beach 5.10% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 53.58% intermediate beach 39.21% low beach 7.22% total cliff loss 101.99 metres ----- 2023 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 10 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 71.10% intermediate beach 23.08% low beach 5.82% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 46.23% intermediate beach 31.95% low beach 21.82% total cliff loss 27.83 metres ----- 2024 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 65 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 67.16% intermediate beach 30.70% low beach 2.14% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 64.58% intermediate beach 32.63% low beach 2.79% total cliff loss 224.20 metres ----- 2024 Autumn no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 23 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 70.38% intermediate beach 25.80% low beach 3.82% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 70.31% intermediate beach 24.67% low beach 5.02% total cliff loss 43.09 metres ----- 2025 Spring no. of profiles where cliff loss recorded 42 beach levels as a percentage of total beach: high beach 72.88% intermediate beach 22.99% low beach 4.14% beach levels opposite profile sections where cliff loss recorded: high beach 67.03% intermediate beach 27.48% low beach 5.48% total cliff loss 116.12 metres ----- the program has completed