Sydney beaches water sampling sites

Discover where and when we collect water samples in Sydney.

Our Beachwatch program monitors 103 swimming sites in Sydney.

Area	Number of sites	Sampling frequency	Monitored by
Ocean beaches	41	Weekly, year round	Beachwatch
Pittwater	10	Weekly, Oct–Apr Monthly, May–Sep	Beachwatch
Sydney Harbour	26	Weekly, Oct–Apr Monthly, May - Sep	Beachwatch
Botany Bay and lower Georges River	15	Weekly, Oct–Apr Monthly, May–Sep	Beachwatch
Port Hacking	5	Weekly, Oct–Apr Monthly, May–Sep	Beachwatch
Blue Mountains	4	Weekly, Nov–Feb	Blue Mountains Council

Locations that we monitor

The map below shows the locations in the Sydney region 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 5 December 2022

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