Hammonds Beach

Santa Barbara, California

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Hammond's Beach is accessed by way of a dedicated trail that heads west from the parking lot at the end of Eucalyptus Lane. At lower tides you can also access the beach by heading west from Miramar Beach. The beautiful, sandy beach is a great spot to spend a day.

WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on January 7th, 2019. SB Channelkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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CURRENT WEATHER

14°C

Chance of heavy rain

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

*Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services advises no swimming for 72 hours following a significant rainfall event.

In California, maximum levels for bacteria are established for recreational waters. Single sample maximum levels are 235 E. coli/100 ml; 61 Enterococcus /100 ml; and 400 fecal coliform/100 ml; and 10,000 total coliform /100 ml. In waters designated for contact recreation, the median fecal coliform concentration based on a minimum of not less than five samples for any 30-day period shall not exceed 50/100 ml, nor shall more than ten percent of total samples during any 30-day period exceed 400/100 ml. Monitoring frequency varies across jurisdictions.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Hammonds Beach

Santa Barbara, California

Managed by SB Channelkeeper

WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on January 7th, 2019. SB Channelkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

For water quality icon legend, click:

CURRENT WEATHER

14°C

Chance of heavy rain

MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

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Beach	Location	Water Quality
Butterfly Beach Santa Barbara, California	Santa Barbara, California	Historical Status
East Beach @ Sycamore Creek Santa Barbara, California	Santa Barbara, California	Historical Status
Summerland Beach Summerland, California	Summerland, California	Historical Status
East Beach @ Mission Creek Santa Barbara, California	Santa Barbara, California	Historical Status

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	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.