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, OctApr
Monthly, MaySep

Beachwatch

Sydney Harbour

26

Weekly, OctApr
Monthly, May - Sep

Beachwatch

Botany Bay and lower Georges River

15

Weekly, OctApr
Monthly, MaySep

Beachwatch

Port Hacking

5

Weekly, OctApr
Monthly, MaySep

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.