Beaches

Even with action by the California Coastal Commission, a Malibu property has lagged in building a public beach path.

HomeToGo ranked the most popular U.S. summer destinations based on growth in travelers searching for stays between July 1 and August 31, 2023.

Health officials warned the public Saturday of potentially unsafe water at several San Diego County beaches.

With more people enjoying more beach time this summer, the likelihood of being stung by a stingray increases, too, according to first responders and researchers.

NBC7’s Brooke Martell explains why stingrays are finding their way closer to the shore and how to do the “stingray shuffle” to avoid getting stung.

Over 50% of beaches in the United States had at least one day when fecal contamination reached unsafe levels to swim.

The water contact closure has been downgraded to an advisory for the Silver Strand State Beach at the Imperial Beach Shoreline, North End and Avenida Lunar, county health officials said Tuesday.

By 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, San Diego police warned Fourth of July celebrators that all San Diego beach parking lots were either at or close to maximum capacity.

The Coronado Lifeguard Tower and North Beach shorelines are now open after recent water quality samples met state health standards, the county Department of Environmental Health and Quality announced Tuesday.

Sargassum seaweed, Vibrio bacteria and plastic debris are interacting in the ocean to create a perfect “pathogen storm” that researchers say could seriously impact both marine life and public health.

Dr. Beach has released his annual list of U.S. public beaches just in time for Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer. Check out the top 10.

The environmental group Ocean Conservancy has seen it all when it comes to beach trash, but there are some items that turn up with striking regularity during the group’s annual global beach cleanup events. Here are the top items found in California.

The county Department of Environmental Health and Quality Wednesday announced the closure of Buccaneer Beach in Oceanside and South Ponto State Beach near the Batiquitos Lagoon outlet due to a sewage spill.

A perfect combination of cosmic events will occur this weekend to bring what could be the highest tides of the year to San Diego, according to the NOAA.

Elevated surf made for quite a show in coastal San Diego as king tides returned to the waters.

King tides combined with elevated surf will bring major waves to San Diego on Christmas.

A perfect combination of cosmic events will occur this holiday season to bring astronomically high tides known as king tides to San Diego just before Christmas, forecasters say.

for water outlets at Torrey Pines State Beach, Del Mar and Ocean Beach was issued Wednesday by the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality.

The county Environmental Health and Quality department has lifted its warning for the Silver Strand shoreline after recent water quality samples met state health standards, according to a news release Thursday.

Many local surfers skipped work to enjoy the rare big waves in the middle of the summer due to the high surf advisory. NBC 7’s Joe Little was stoked to get in the action and take a dive in these massive waves.