The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters due to bacterial levels exceeding health standards when last tested.

Beach Areas Warnings:

 – Avenue I Storm Drain at Redondo County Beach

           100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain.

 – Bluff Cove at Palos Verdes Beach

           The entire swim area.

 – Hermosa Beach Pier at Hermosa Beach

           100 yards up and down the coast from the pier.

  – Malaga Cove Creek at Palos Verdes Beach

           The entire swim area.

 – Manhattan Beach Pier in Manhattan Beach

           100 yards up and down the coast from the pier.

 – Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach

           100 yards up and down the coast from the public access steps.

 – Malibu Lagoon State Beach at Surfrider Beach

           100 yards up and down the coast from the public restrooms.

 – Sapphire Street Extension at Redondo County Beach

           100 yards up and down the coast of Sapphire Street.

 – Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica

           100 yards up and down the coast from the pier.

Beach Areas Now Cleared:

Warnings have been lifted for the following beach areas where recent sample results identified water quality levels within State standards:

• Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu

Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24- hours a day on the County’s beach closure hotline: 1-800- 525-5662. To view the map of impacted locations and for more information, please visit PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.