Surfrider Releases List of Top 10 U.S. Beach’s With Highest Bacteria Levels

May 20, 2025

The Surfrider Foundation released its 2024 Clean Water Report Tuesday and revealed the results of more than 10,000 water sample tests from over 600 U.S. beaches in the past year. The annual report is the culmination of work by Surfrider’s Blue Water Task Force and is used to raise awareness of water pollution problems and advocate for solutions to protect clean water and healthy coastal ecosystems. As such, the foundation has named 10 beach bacteria hotspots — testing locations which had the highest rates of samples collected that failed to meet local and state health standards for recreational use. The Inertia