Amid searing heat, health officials Friday cautioned residents to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in ocean waters at nearly a dozen Los Angeles County beaches.
Due to bacterial levels exceeding health standards, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued the following beach area warnings Friday:
— Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey: entire swim area;
— Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach: entire swim area;
— Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove: entire swim area;
— Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach: 100 yards up and down the coast from the public access steps;
— Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro: 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: entire swim area;
— Pena Creek at Las Tunas County Beach: 100 yards in each direction of the outfall;
— Windward storm drain at Venice Beach: 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain; and
— Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach near Will Rogers Tower 18: 100 yards up and down the coast of the creek.
Meanwhile, warnings have been lifted for the following beach areas, where recent sample results identified water quality levels within state standards:
— Avalon Beach at Catalina Island: 100 feet west of the pier;
— Outer Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro;
— Ramirez Creek at Paradise Cove.
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, go to PublicHealth.LACounty.gov/Beach/.