Atlantic Avenue (Harwich)

Harwich Port, Massachusetts
Managed by The Swim Guide - Massachusetts

Atlantic Avenue beach in Harwich is a small beach with views of Nantucket Sound. It is surrounded by private beaches, which are separated from the public beach by rock jetties. The beach doesn't get too crowded so it's a great place to relax or swim in the small waves.

There are parking fees are in effect.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is essential right now. Follow the advice of the health experts. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Heading to the beach should only be considered an option if social distancing practices can be followed. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter the efforts to curb the virus’ spread.

For more information, please visit the World Health Organization public resource on COVID-19.

Water Quality
  • Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time

  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 28th, 2019. The Swim Guide - Massachusetts updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 30th, 2019 at 11:15 AM.
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Current Weather
16°C
Mostly clear
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Monitoring Frequency

Atlantic Avenue (Harwich) is sampled monthly from June 1st from September 1st.

Source Information

The Harwich County Department of Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation collect water quality samples from June through September. Beaches in Harwich are tested weekly, while others are tested monthly. Infrequently used beaches or beaches that historically have had very few, if any, water quality issues are tested less often, while high-use or historically problematic beaches are tested more often.

The water at marine beaches is tested for the presence of Enterococci, a group of bacterial species typically found in human and animal intestines and are therefore present in sewage. Enterococci is also referred to as indicator organisms. Indicator organisms are used to predict the presence of pathogenic, or disease-causing, organisms associated with fecal contamination. Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily, Monday - Friday during the swimming season. A beach is marked Green when less than 104 units of Enterococci / 100 ml of water is present in a single sample, or when the geometric mean of 5 samples contains less than 35 units / 100ml of water.A beach is marked Red when more than 104 units of Enterococci / 100 ml of water is present in a single sample, or when the geometric mean of 5 samples contains more than 35 units / 100ml of water.A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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Atlantic Avenue (Harwich)

Harwich Port, Massachusetts
Managed by The Swim Guide - Massachusetts
COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is essential right now. Follow the advice of the health experts. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Heading to the beach should only be considered an option if social distancing practices can be followed. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter the efforts to curb the virus’ spread.

For more information, please visit the World Health Organization public resource on COVID-19.

Water Quality
  • Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 28th, 2019. The Swim Guide - Massachusetts updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 30th, 2019 at 11:15 AM.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
16°C
Mostly clear

Atlantic Avenue beach in Harwich is a small beach with views of Nantucket Sound. It is surrounded by private beaches, which are separated from the public beach by rock jetties. The beach doesn't get too crowded so it's a great place to relax or swim in the small waves.

There are parking fees are in effect.

Get directions to this beach
  • Report Pollution
Monitoring Frequency

Atlantic Avenue (Harwich) is sampled monthly from June 1st from September 1st.

Source Information

The Harwich County Department of Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation collect water quality samples from June through September. Beaches in Harwich are tested weekly, while others are tested monthly. Infrequently used beaches or beaches that historically have had very few, if any, water quality issues are tested less often, while high-use or historically problematic beaches are tested more often.

The water at marine beaches is tested for the presence of Enterococci, a group of bacterial species typically found in human and animal intestines and are therefore present in sewage. Enterococci is also referred to as indicator organisms. Indicator organisms are used to predict the presence of pathogenic, or disease-causing, organisms associated with fecal contamination. Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily, Monday - Friday during the swimming season. A beach is marked Green when less than 104 units of Enterococci / 100 ml of water is present in a single sample, or when the geometric mean of 5 samples contains less than 35 units / 100ml of water.A beach is marked Red when more than 104 units of Enterococci / 100 ml of water is present in a single sample, or when the geometric mean of 5 samples contains more than 35 units / 100ml of water.A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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Harwich, Massachusetts
Harwich Port, Massachusetts
Harwich Port, Massachusetts
Harwich Port, Massachusetts
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