California    
Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported    
Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported in
CountyTotalMonitoredNot MonitoredTier 4 (B)*Beach Length (Mi)
Alameda22001.83
Humboldt55007.55
Los Angeles33330041.36
Marin16160017.34
Mendocino3300.89
Monterey88004.81
Orange22220053.1
San Diego53530096.98
San Francisco99008.95
San Luis Obispo10100020.02
San Mateo23230015.43
Santa Barbara15150017.12
Santa Cruz20200014.08
Sonoma66004.72
Ventura27270023.31
Only coastal beaches are included on these lists.

For more information contact:    
Contact NameContact EmailContact PhoneAgency Name    Agency URL   
Michelle RobbinsDWQ-Beach-Monitoring@waterboards.ca.gov916-341-5687California State Water Resources Control BoardWebsite
List of Beaches    
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Year: 2024, State: CA, County: Alameda
Beach IdBeach NameMonitoredTier RankCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
CA549911Crown Beach (Alameda Co) - Crown Crab CoveYes1-1.8
CA826873Keller Beach (Contra Costa Co) - Keller North BeachYes1-.05
Count: 2
Year: 2024, State: CA, County: Humboldt
Beach IdBeach NameMonitoredTier RankCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
CA228730Clam Beach Co. Park - Clam Beach Co. ParkYes1-3.8
CA296453Luffenholtz Beach - Luffenholtz CreekYes1-.57
CA701555Mad River Beach Co. ParkYes1-1.98
CA400656Moonstone Beach - Moonstone BeachYes1-.76
CA665589Trinidad State Beach - Mill Creek/TrinidadYes1-.44
Count: 5
Year: 2024, State: CA, County: Los Angeles
Beach IdBeach NameMonitoredTier RankCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
CA944431Abalone Cove - SMB-7-4Yes1-.35
CA133077Alamitos Bay Beach - B-67Yes1-1.05
CA474271Avalon Beach - DPH 124Yes1-.4
CA542331Bluff Cove - SMB-7-2Yes1-.34
CA699607Colorado Lagoon - B-26Yes1-.1
CA435852Dan Blocker County Beach - SMB-1-10Yes1-.4
CA719054Dockweiler State Beach - SMB-2-13Yes1-4.32
CA042969El Segundo Beach - DPH 112BYes1-.83
CA331294Escondido Beach - SMB-1-8Yes1-1.29
CA210985Hermosa Beach - DPH 115BYes1-1.82
CA674364Inner Cabrillo Beach - CB-02Yes1-.22
CA415021Leo Carillo State Beach - DPH 010BYes1-1.12
CA279698Long Beach - B-69Yes1-3.7
CA905319Long Point - SMB-7-3Yes1-.55
CA803952Malaga Cove - SMB-7-1Yes1-.27
CA219377Malibu Beach - DPH 001Yes1-.82
CA643858Malibu Lagoon State Beach - DPH 003Yes1-.55
CA641566Manhattan Beach - DPH 113BYes1-2.08
CA083351Nicholas Canyon County Beach - DPH 009BYes1-1.13
CA670739Outer Cabrillo Beach - SMB-7-9Yes1-.43
CA149281Paradise Cove - SMB-1-6Yes1-.31
CA066832Point Dume County Beach - SMB-O-01Yes1-1.64
CA911339Point Fermin Park - SMB-7-8Yes1-1.01
CA573013Portuguese Bend - SMB-7-5Yes1-.26
CA150395Puerco Beach - DPH 004BYes1-1.11
CA774663Redondo Beach - SMB-6-03Yes1-2.51
CA183895Royal Palms State Beach - SMB-7-6Yes1-1.84
CA735620Santa Monica State Beach - DPH 105BYes1-2.79
CA318885Seaside Lagoon - DPH 126Yes1-.08
CA738498Surfrider Beach - DPH 002Yes1-.11
CA000886Topanga State Beach - SMB-1-18Yes1-.42
CA704955Venice City Beach - SMB-3-6Yes1-2.57
CA575202Will Rogers State Beach - SMB-2-2Yes1-1.33
CA279462Zuma Beach - DPH 007Yes1-2.71
Count: 34
Year: 2024, State: CA, County: Marin
Beach IdBeach NameMonitoredTier RankCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
CA351889Bolinas BeachYes1-1.71
CA938432Chicken Ranch - CHICKEN RANCH DITCHYes1-.53
CA292952China CampYes1-.28
CA389133Dillon BeachYes1-.68
CA540690Fort Baker Horseshoe CoveYes1-.23
CA187599Heart's DesireYes1-1.35
CA331043Lawson's Landing - LAWSONS LANDINGYes1-.95
CA148363McNears BeachYes1-.72
CA359042Miller ParkYes1-.23
CA105443Millerton PointYes1-.46
CA333380Muir BeachYes1-.37
CA217706Rodeo BeachYes1-.43
CA447750Schoonmaker BeachYes1-.06
CA219724Shell BeachYes1-1.09
CA908839Stinson BeachYes1-2.72
CA731234Whitehouse Pool - Whitehouse PoolYes1-5.53
Count: 16
Year: 2024, State: CA, County: Mendocino
Beach IdBeach NameMonitoredTier RankCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
CA150836Big River-Mendocino Bay Headlands SPYes1-.51
CA530302Caspar Headlands SBYes1-.13
CA631455Van Damme SPYes1-.25
Count: 3
Year: 2024, State: CA, County: Monterey
Beach IdBeach NameMonitoredTier RankCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
CA826148Asilomar State BeachYes1-.95
CA517263Carmel BeachYes1-.86
CA212282Del Monte BeachYes1-.15
CA614148Lover's PointYes1-.17
CA433830Monterey Beach HotelYes1-1.43
CA838417San Carlos BeachYes1-.1
CA311337Spanish Bay BeachYes1-.86
CA858429Stillwater CoveYes1-.29
Count: 8
Year: 2024, State: CA, County: Orange
Beach IdBeach NameMonitoredTier RankCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
CA298722Aliso County Beach - S6Yes1-.93
CA146170Bolsa Chica State Beach - 39NYes1-2.87
CA750381Capistrano Bay District - S-13Yes1-1.01
CA706830Capistrano Beach - CSBMP1ZYes1-1.68
CA618193Crystal Cove State Park - ELMOROZYes1-3.1
CA825837Dana Point - S-6Yes1-.48
CA485061Dana Point Harbor - MDP18Yes1-1.01
CA003379Doheny State Beach - ODB05Yes1-1.31
CA696385Huntington City Beach - 27NYes1-3.47
CA412549Huntington Harbour - MHH10Yes1-2.07
CA857004Huntington State Beach - 9NYes1-2.01
CA853136Laguna Beach - WESTZYes1-7.03
CA319787Monarch Beach - OSL25Yes1-.5
CA845616Newport Bay - BNB33Yes1-3.63
CA006650Newport Beach - 9SYes1-6.3
CA131351Newport Slough - BNS02Yes1-.55
CA527809Poche County Beach - S-15Yes1-.24
CA185079San Clemente City Beach - SLINDALZYes1-2.82
CA879625San Clemente State Beach - S-23Yes1-1.62
CA945290Seal Beach Surfside - OSB01Yes1-2.36
CA893291South Laguna Beach - S5Yes1-4.25
CA208354Sunset County Beach - OSUB1Yes1-1.19
Count: 22
Year: 2024, State: CA, County: San Diego
Beach IdBeach NameMonitoredTier RankCommentsBeach
Length (Mi)
CA345310Bayside ParkYes1-.33
CA809706Border Field State Park - IB-020Yes1-1.29
CA976061Buccaneer Beach - OC-030Yes1-.11
CA152716Cardiff State Beach - SE-050Yes1-1.13
CA009204Carlsbad State Beach - EH-460Yes1-1.76
CA789152Carlsbad municipal beach - EH-470Yes1-.75
CA499806Childrens Pool - EH-311Yes1-.04
CA204955Coronado City beaches - IB-080Yes1-1.73
CA604254Coronado north beach - EH-062Yes1-1.73
CA316627Dog Beach, O.B. - FM-010Yes1-.63
*CWA SEC. 406 ”(g) LIST OF WATERS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of publication of performance criteria under subsection (a), based on information made available to the Administrator, the Administrator shall identify, and maintain a list of, discrete coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public that— ‘‘(A) specifies any waters described in this paragraph that are subject to a monitoring and notification program consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a); and ‘‘(B) specifies any waters described in this paragraph for which there is no monitoring and notification program (including waters for which fiscal constraints will prevent the State or the Administrator from performing monitoring and notification consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a)).
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