Southern California is entering one of the hottest stretches of the summer, but health officials are warning residents not to use some of Los Angeles County’s most popular beaches to cool off.
The warnings were issued because tests showed bacterial levels have exceeded health standards at several beaches, including Mothers Beach in Marina del Rey and the areas around Santa Monica Pier.
The closures come as most of Southern California is under an excessive heat warning for temperatures exceeding 100 degrees.
Beachgoers are urged to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters at the following locations:
- Mothers Beach in Marina del Rey, the entire swim area
- Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach, the entire swim area
- Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove, the entire swim area
- Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach, 100 yards up and down the coast from the public access steps
- 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
- Topanga Canyon Beach in Malibu, 100 yards up and down the coast from the lagoon
- Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier
- Solstice Creek at Dan Blocker County Beach, the entire swim area
- Pena Creek at Las Tunas County Beach, 100 yards in each direction of the outfall
Recorded information on beach conditions is available 24 hours a day on the county’s beach closure hotline: 800-525-5662.
More information and an interactive map of impacted locations can be found here.