Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes

Regional coastal monitoring programmes are an integral part of the Severn Estuary Coastal Group. They provide high quality and reliable up to date coastal data which is used to make informed and accurate decision by Coastal Group members.

South West Coastal Monitoring
Providing a regional approach to coastal process monitoring, providing information of the development of strategic shoreline management plans, coastal defence strategies and operational management of coastal protection and flood defence in the South West of England.

Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre
Welsh Government funded initiative designed to inform the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) process in Wales.

Data dashboards & Platforms developed by South West Coastal Monitoring (SWCM) and the Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre (WCMC), respectively, allow easy access and visualisation of their freely available coastal monitoring data.

SWCM Data Dashboard

The SCWM Dashboard is a new, interactive and intuitive tool to analyse the latest and historic topographic data for all beaches in the South West, including several sites within the boundaries of the Severn Estuary Coastal Group.

The Dashboard’s main purpose is to replace our retired topographic annual survey reports, providing a new and more accessible way of analysing how beaches across the South West have changed historically since the beginning of the programme. It provides an overview of change of the South West but also allows you to investigate in detail, certain beach profiles for a specific survey date at a site of interest.

WCMC Data Platform

Explore comprehensive coastal survey data trends and make informed flood and coastal erosion risk management decisions with the Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre’s state-of-the-art data platform.

This publicly accessible portal offers valuable insights into coastline evolution, informing proactive and effective strategies