Current Beach Conditions

The 2025 beach monitoring season has begun and will continue until mid-September.

2025 Water Testing Information

OBMP monitors Oregon beaches for harmful bacteria in the north, mid and south coast. The OBMP will continue this monitoring schedule through the beach use season (mid-May to mid-September) unless actions by state and local authorities restrict public beach access.

The status of monitored beaches is based on beach water quality monitoring that typically occurs from mid-May to mid-September. There may be similar issues occurring at other beaches, advisories are only issued for beaches that are actively being monitored within this sampling window. Limited resources make it difficult to get to all beach locations in any given year, or to monitor for an entire 12 months.

This monitoring data is used for recreational swimming and bathing purposes only. Read about shellfish harvesting below if you plan to harvest shellfish.

Beach Advisories

If there are current beach advisories, they will be listed below.

Beach Monitoring Conditions

KEY

	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department - State Park
OPEN	Swimming and bathing are permitted.
ADVISORY	Swimming and bathing are not recommended at this time.
SEWAGE	Sewage spills or major pollution events occurred. No swimming or water contact activities.
NO MONITORING	Beach is not currently monitored. Swimming and bathing are permitted at your own risk.

North Coast Beaches

County	Beach	Status
Clatsop	Seaside Beach	MONITORING
Clatsop	Indian Beach	NO MONITORING
Clatsop	Cannon Beach	MONITORING
Clatsop	Tolovana Beach	MONITORING
Clatsop	Hug Point	NO MONITORING
Tillamook	Short Sand (Oswald West)	MONITORING
Tillamook	Manzanita Beach	MONITORING
Tillamook	Rockaway Beach	MONITORING
Tillamook	Twin Rocks	MONITORING
Tillamook	Oceanside	MONITORING
Tillamook	Cape Kiwanda	MONITORING
Tillamook	Neskowin	MONITORING

Mid Coast Beaches

County	Beach	Status
Lincoln	D River	MONITORING
Lincoln	Siletz Bay	MONITORING
Lincoln	Otter Rock	NO MONITORING
Lincoln	Beverly Beach	MONITORING
Lincoln	Agate Beach	MONITORING
Lincoln	Nye Beach	MONITORING
Lincoln	Alsea River Bridge	NO MONITORING
Lincoln	Ona Beach (Brian Booth State Park)	MONITORING
Lincoln	Seal Rock	MONITORING
Lane	Heceta Beach	MONITORING

South Coast Beaches

County	Beach	Status
Douglas	Umpqua Beach	NO MONITORING
Coos	Bastendorff Beach	MONITORING
Coos	Sunset Bay	MONITORING
Coos	Bandon Beach	NO MONITORING
Curry	Battle Rock	NO MONITORING
Curry	Hubbard Creek Beach	MONITORING
Curry	Harris Beach	MONITORING
Curry	Mill Beach	MONITORING
Curry	Sporthaven	NO MONITORING
Curry	Crissey Field	MONITORING

Advisory Signage: What to Look For

When are advisories issued? When test results indicate that bacteria levels are at or above the BAV (130 MPN), an advisory will be issued.
When are advisories lifted? When test results indicate that bacteria levels are below the BAV (130 MPN), the advisory will be lifted.

Shellfish Harvesting

Shellfish - including clams, mussels, oysters, scallops and crab - can sometimes become contaminated with toxins that can make you sick. Always check the status of a beach where you plan to harvest shellfish.

Advisories and closure notices for recreational shellfish harvesters.
Before eating any shellfish, please read our Safe Eating of Shellfish fact sheet (pdf).