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Sunset Beach & Surfside 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 Sunset Beach & Surfside

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
100 yds South of PierOSB05Enterococcus16 CFU/100ml
100 yds South of PierOSB05Fecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
100 yds South of PierOSB05Total Coliforms83 CFU/100ml
BroadwayOSUB1Enterococcus4 CFU/100ml
BroadwayOSUB1Fecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
BroadwayOSUB1Total Coliforms17 CFU/100ml
Sea WayOSB01EnterococcusND0 CFU/100ml
Sea WayOSB01Fecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Sea WayOSB01Total Coliforms33 CFU/100ml
1st StreetOSB02Enterococcus74 CFU/100ml
1st StreetOSB02Fecal Coliforms30 CFU/100ml
1st StreetOSB02Total Coliforms140 CFU/100ml
8th StreetOSB03Enterococcus16 CFU/100ml
8th StreetOSB03Fecal Coliforms17 CFU/100ml
8th StreetOSB03Total Coliforms140 CFU/100ml
14th StreetOSB04Enterococcus8 CFU/100ml
14th StreetOSB04Fecal Coliforms17 CFU/100ml
14th StreetOSB04Total Coliforms33 CFU/100ml

Source: California BeachWatch monitoring records.

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