How Safe Is the Surf?

Local water quality reports as of midweek:

Overall Gradings

Water quality at selected beaches:

*--* L.A Orange Ventura County County County Total number of beaches graded 82 106 53 Percentage receiving A grades 50% 69% 89%

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*--* Ventura County Beaches Rincon Beach -- 50 feet south of creek mouth A+ Promenade Park -- projection of California Street A+ Oxnard State Beach -- projection of Starfish Drive A+ Channel Islands Harbor Beach Park -- Kiddie Beach D County Line Beach -- 25 yards south of creek A+ Los Angeles County Beaches Westward Beach F Surfrider Beach F Topanga State Beach C Will Rogers State Beach at Temescal Canyon A Will Rogers State Beach at Santa Monica Canyon A Santa Monica Municipal Pier -- 50 yards south A Ocean Park Beach at Ashland Avenue A Venice Beach -- projection of Windward Avenue A Venice Beach -- projection of Topsail Street C Dockweiler State Beach -- projection of Culver Boulevard A Dockweiler State Beach at Imperial Highway B Manhattan Beach Pier A+ Hermosa Beach Pier A+ Redondo Municipal Pier D Cabrillo Beach, harbor side of lifeguard tower F Avalon Beach, south of pier NA Long Beach City Beach -- projection of 3rd Place F Belmont Pier -- west side B Long Beach City Beach -- projection of 55th Place A Los Cerritos Channel at Mother’s Beach A+ Orange County Beaches Seal Beach -- projection of 1st Street A+ Huntington Beach Pier -- 800 yards south A+ Huntington State Beach -- projection of Magnolia Street D Balboa Beach -- the Wedge A+ Corona del Mar State Beach A Laguna Beach at Main Beach A+ South Laguna at middle of Aliso Creek A Dana Point at Monarch Beach A+ Doheny State Beach, south of San Juan Creek F San Clemente State Beach, 450 feet north of pier A+

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Notes: Grades indicate the risk of getting sick from swimming.

Ratings are based on several water samples taken in recent weeks.

Avoid swimming within 100 yards of flowing storm drains.

Source: Heal the Bay, www.healthebay.org