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Newport 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 Newport 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
Corona Del Mar29SEnterococcus6 CFU/100ml
Corona Del Mar29SFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Corona Del Mar29STotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Orange Street3SEnterococcus38 CFU/100ml
Orange Street3SFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Orange Street3STotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
52nd/53rd Street6SEnterococcus2 CFU/100ml
52nd/53rd Street6SFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
52nd/53rd Street6STotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
38th Street9SEnterococcus2 CFU/100ml
38th Street9SFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
38th Street9STotal Coliforms17 CFU/100ml
15th/16th St.15SEnterococcus18 CFU/100ml
15th/16th St.15SFecal Coliforms17 CFU/100ml
15th/16th St.15STotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Balboa Pier21SEnterococcus2 CFU/100ml
Balboa Pier21SFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Balboa Pier21STotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
The Wedge27SEnterococcus2 CFU/100ml
The Wedge27SFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
The Wedge27STotal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Little Corona - DowncoastBGCDEnterococcus62 CFU/100ml
Little Corona - DowncoastBGCDFecal Coliforms50 CFU/100ml
Little Corona - DowncoastBGCDTotal Coliforms220 CFU/100ml
Little Corona - UpcoastBGCUEnterococcus4 CFU/100ml
Little Corona - UpcoastBGCUFecal ColiformsND0 CFU/100ml
Little Corona - UpcoastBGCUTotal Coliforms17 CFU/100ml
BGCBGCEnterococcus>120 CFU/100ml
BGCBGCFecal Coliforms>=80 CFU/100ml
BGCBGCTotal Coliforms>=2200 CFU/100ml

Source: California BeachWatch monitoring records.

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