North Coast beaches water sampling sites

Discover where and when North Coast swimming sites are sampled.

Local councils monitor 26 swimming sites on the North Coast.

Area	Number of sites	Sampling frequency	Monitored by
Ballina	13	Weekly, Nov - Feb	Ballina Shire Council
Richmond Valley	5	Weekly, Oct - Mar (4 sites) Weekly, year round (1 site)	Richmond Valley Shire Council
Coffs Harbour	8	Weekly, Nov - Mar	Coffs Harbour City Council

Locations that we monitor

The map below shows the locations on the North Coast monitored by us or by councils in the Beachwatch Partnership Program.

Our most up-to-date maps are in our annual State of the Beaches report.

Page last updated 1 October 2021

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