ɪɹˈoʊʒən kˈɔːzd ðə kˈoʊstlaɪn æt kˈoʊvhaɪð tə ɹᵻtɹˈiːt mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd mˈiːɾɚz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ˈɔːɹdnəns sˈɜːveɪ mˈæps.
Erosion caused the coastline at Covehithe to retreat more than 500 metres between the 1830s and 2001, according to contemporary Ordnance Survey maps.