Environmental issues

Water

Hunter ocean beaches

Hunter Water Corporation monitor 17 swimming sites in the Hunter region (covering the Port Stephens, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas). Samples are collected every sixth day throughout the year.

Sample day is 10 June 2013

Rainfall in the 24 hrs prior to sampling (to 9:00am): 0 mm (Newcastle)

Swimming siteSite typeRatingStars
 Zenith BeachOcean beach  4****
 Box BeachOcean beach  4**** 
 Fingal BeachOcean beach 4****
 One Mile BeachOcean beach  4****
 Stockton South BeachOcean beach  4****
 Nobby BeachOcean beach 4****
 Newcastle BeachOcean beach  4****
 Bar BeachOcean beach  4****
 Merewether BeachOcean beach  4****
 Burwood North BeachOcean beach  4****
 Burwood South BeachOcean beach  4****
 Glenrock Lagoon BeachOcean beach  4****
 Dudley BeachOcean beach  4****
 Redhead BeachOcean beach  4****
 Blacksmiths BeachOcean beach 4****
 Little Swansea BeachOcean beach  4****
 Caves BeachOcean beach 4****

 

Page last updated: 12 June 2013