Heal the Bay 2015 Beach Report Card

Surfers hit the waves as Tropical Storm Simon pumps up a south swell at the Wedge in Newport Beach in 2014.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

June 17, 2015 10:30 AM PT

A jogger runs underneath the Santa Monica Pier in 2014. The beach at the pier was rated Top 10 worst-polluted “Beach Bummers” along with Cabrillo Beach and Mother’s Beach.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

2006 photo of surfers at Cardiff State Beach watch the sunset.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A standup paddleboarder is reflected in the calm waters of Dana Point Harbor in 2013.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A young girl splashes in the surf on Cabrillo Beach, harborside in San Pedro in 2011.

(Arkasha Stevenson / Los Angeles Times)

The sun rises over Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey in 2010.

(Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)