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Pacific 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 Pacific 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
Tourmaline drain outletFM-030Enterococcus690 Copies/100ml
Tourmaline drain outletFM-030Fecal Coliforms2 CFU/100ml
Tourmaline drain outletFM-030Total Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml
Grand Ave.EH-250Enterococcus<2 CFU/100ml
Grand Ave.EH-250Fecal Coliforms<2 CFU/100ml
Grand Ave.EH-250Total Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml
Law StreetEH-254Enterococcus<195 Copies/100ml
Crystal PierFM-020EnterococcusE2 CFU/100ml
Crystal PierFM-020Fecal ColiformsE2 CFU/100ml
Crystal PierFM-020Total ColiformsE80 CFU/100ml
Missouri St.EH-253Enterococcus<2 CFU/100ml
Missouri St.EH-253Fecal Coliforms<2 CFU/100ml
Missouri St.EH-253Total ColiformsE20 CFU/100ml
DiamondEH-570Enterococcus<2 CFU/100ml
DiamondEH-570Fecal ColiformsE2 CFU/100ml
DiamondEH-570Total ColiformsE20 CFU/100ml
Law StreetEH-571Enterococcus<2 CFU/100ml
Law StreetEH-571Fecal Coliforms<2 CFU/100ml
Law StreetEH-571Total Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml
HornblendEH-572EnterococcusE6 CFU/100ml
HornblendEH-572Fecal ColiformsE6 CFU/100ml
HornblendEH-572Total Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml
LoringEH-573EnterococcusE2 CFU/100ml
LoringEH-573Fecal Coliforms<2 CFU/100ml
LoringEH-573Total Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml
Missouri St. (150 ft North)EH-253AEnterococcus<2 CFU/100ml
Missouri St. (150 ft North)EH-253AFecal ColiformsE2 CFU/100ml
Missouri St. (150 ft North)EH-253ATotal Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml
Missouri St. (150 ft South)EH-253BEnterococcusE6 CFU/100ml
Missouri St. (150 ft South)EH-253BFecal ColiformsE4 CFU/100ml
Missouri St. (150 ft South)EH-253BTotal Coliforms<20 CFU/100ml

Source: California BeachWatch monitoring records.

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