Mid-North Coast beaches weekly star ratings

Find out the star rating for your beach this week and how we decide how many stars to give.

How to read star ratings

Rating

Enterococci category
(colony forming units per 100ml)

Description

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<41

Good

* * *

41–200

Fair

* *

201–500

Poor

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>500

Bad


Bellingen Shire Council monitor 7 swimming sites. Water samples are collected weekly from September to April.

If you're unsure about the safety of swimming at your local beach or swimming spot, speak to the lifeguards on duty or give Bellingen Shire Council a call.


Sample day is 17 April 2023
Rainfall in the 24 hrs prior to sampling (to 9:00 am): 0 mm (Coffs Harbour)
Rainfall in the 72 hrs prior to sampling (to 9:00 am): 0 mm (Coffs Harbour)


Swimming site Site type Rating Stars
Arthur Keough Reserve (Never Never River)
 Freshwater 3 ***
Lavenders Bridge (Bellinger River)
 Estuarine
 4 ****
Dalhousie Creek
 Estuarine 3 ***
Hungry Head Beach Ocean beach 4 ****
Urunga Lido (Kalang River) Estuarine 3 ***
Mylestom Baths (Bellinger River)
 Estuarine 4 ****
North Beach
 Ocean beach
 4 ****