California Beach Bums is the term describing beach destinations with water unfit for humans to enjoy. Symptoms of bad beach water in the Pacific Ocean include gastro-intestinal problems, sore throats, and worse. With a number of agencies taking measurements and monitoring water quality, there are few beaches immune for things in the water that are bad for you.
While some of the beaches are consistently poor in measurements of quality, the time it takes to alert the public of such water doesn’t always get to the Internet before you get to the beach. Best advice is to recognize that any water can create illness and problems when you dive in. Healthebay.org is one of our favorite sources for spotting consistent, long-term water quality problems at our Calif. beaches!