July 10, 2024

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Ocean Water Use Warning for Los Angeles County Beaches

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:

BEACH AREA WARNINGS:

• Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu
  100 yards up and down the coast from the public restrooms.

• Ballona Creek at Dockweiler State Beach. Near Dockweiler Tower 40
  100 yards up and down the coast from the creek.
• Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach
  The entire swim area.
• Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove
  The entire swim area.
• Solstice Creek at Dan Blocker County Beach
  The entire swim area.
• Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach
  100 yards up and down the coast from the public access steps.
• Sweetwater Canyon Storm Drain at Carbon Canyon Beach
  The entire swim area.

• Castlerock Storm Drain at Topanga County Beach
  The entire swim area.

• Ramirez Creek at Paradise Cove
  100 yards up and down the coast from the Paradise Cove Pier.

• Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro
  The entire swim area.

• Trancas Creek at Zuma Beach
  100 yards up and down the coast from the creek.

• Escondido Creek at Escondido State Beach
  The entire swim area.

• Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu
  100 yards up and down the coast from the lagoon.

• Malibu Lagoon at Surfrider Beach
  100 yards up and down the coast from the public restrooms.

• Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica
  100 yards up and down the coast from the pier.

• Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey
  The entire swim area.

These warnings have been issued due to bacterial levels exceeding health standards when last tested.

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/.