Know the Water Before You Go to California Beaches in Last Summer Hurrah
It’s just another day at the beach as you plan your End of Summer retreat to enjoy a little surf, sand and sunshine on those famous California shores. The water is inviting, the air much cooler than inland climes, and you’re on your way to good times. Everything seems perfect–till you come home with flu-like symptoms, a sore throat, infection or something you can’t shake off. What gives? If you didn’t pay attention, it probably was the water you dove into. When a beach is graded “F” on the Beach Report Card you can easily find (on healthebay.org), it isn’t fit for human consumption, recreation or pleasure. In fact, it can make you sick! It happens to the best and most popular of beaches, and you would never know just by looking that your favorite destination gets a big fat F.
California Beach Grades Week as of August 23, 2012 (see Aug. 26, 2011 report for comparison)
- Avalon Beach– btw. Pier & Busy Bee (1/3 distance), Los Angeles County | Grade: F
- Avalon Beach- btw. Pier & Busy Bee Rest (2/3 distance), Los Angeles County | Grade: F
- Avalon Beach- btw. storm drain & Pier (2/3 distance) Los Angeles County | Grade: F
- Avalon Beach- btwn. Busy Bee & Tuna Club Los Angeles County | Grade: F
- Cabrillo Beach – harborside at restrooms, Los Angeles County | Grade: F
- Cowell Beach Lifeguard Tower 1, Santa Cruz County | Grade: F
- Cowell Beach, west of the wharf, Santa Cruz County | Grade: F
- Huntington Beach State Beach- projection of Brookhurst, Orange County | Grade: F
- Huntington State Beach- projection of Magnolia Street Orange County | Grade: F
- San Clemente – Poche Beach, Orange County | Grade: F dry, F wet
- Aquatic Park, San Mateo County | Grade: D
- Avalon Beach- btw. storm drain & Pier (1/3 distance), Los Angeles County | Grade: D
- Corona del Mar – Little Corona Beach, Orange County | Grade: D
- Kiteboard Beach, San Mateo County | Grade: D
- Malibu Pier – 50 yards east, Los Angeles County | Grade: D
- Trinidad State Beach near Mill Creek, Humboldt County | Grade: D
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