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Huntington Beach water quality

Water samples, official beach notices, and an experimental ocean forecast.

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Lab results describe water collected on the sample date. Conditions can change between samples.

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Latest available samples in Huntington Beach

Lab data retrieved . Sample dates are listed below.

Results retain their reported units and qualifiers. DNA copies and culture counts use different methods. Outlet samples describe the outlet, rather than the adjacent swimming beach.

Latest sampled day for each indicator and station; highest result when there are several that day.
Monitoring stationSample dateIndicatorReported result
Newland Street9NEnterococcus2 CFU/100ml
Newland Street9NFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Newland Street9NTotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
50' N of Santa Ana River0Enterococcus20 CFU/100ml
50' N of Santa Ana River0Fecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
50' N of Santa Ana River0Total Coliforms33 CFU/100ml
Brookhurst Street3NEnterococcus2 CFU/100ml
Brookhurst Street3NFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Brookhurst Street3NTotal Coliforms17 CFU/100ml
Magnolia Street6NEnterococcusND0 CFU/100ml
Magnolia Street6NFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Magnolia Street6NTotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
17th Street21NEnterococcus10 CFU/100ml
17th Street21NFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
17th Street21NTotal Coliforms33 CFU/100ml
Beach Blvd12NEnterococcusND0 CFU/100ml
Beach Blvd12NFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Beach Blvd12NTotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Jack's Snack Bar15NEnterococcusND0 CFU/100ml
Jack's Snack Bar15NFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Jack's Snack Bar15NTotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Bluffs27NEnterococcus10 CFU/100ml
Bluffs27NFecal Coliforms17 CFU/100ml
Bluffs27NTotal Coliforms17 CFU/100ml

Source: California BeachWatch monitoring records.

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