Bexhill beach foam - this is what has caused it

Derek Trueman took these pictures today (Tuesday, November 8) along the beach, which show large swathes of the phenomenon.

The foam has appeared after Bexhill and the rest of 1066 Country have been battered by high winds and heavy rain.

Parts of the sea foam appear light brown in colour.

According to Southern Water’s Beachbuoy data, which records discharges into the sea, sewage was dumped into the water at Bexhill and St Leonards for almost 75 hours from Saturday (November 5) at 8.01am to 11am this morning.

According to experts, sea foam or spume is caused by the winds driving rough seas. The creation of large sea foam areas near the shore often coincides with stormy weather.

Algal blooms are one common source of thick sea foams. When these decay offshore, large amounts of decaying algal matter often wash ashore. Foam forms as this organic matter is churned up by waves.

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