Bass Beach

North Hampton, New Hampshire

Bass Beach is a small beach located along the Atlantic Ocean in North Hampton. It's a popular spot for surfing, but there are no amenities or lifeguards here. You can access the beach from Route 1A.

Water Quality
  • No data available

  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 17th, 2021. New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 31st, 2021 at 2:10 PM.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
16°C
Clear and sunny
Monitoring Frequency

Bass Beach is sampled bi-weekly from May 27th to September 2nd.

Source Information

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services monitors water quality at beaches in the state from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Water samples are collected several times a week throughout the swimming season. When advisories are issued, they are posted on the DES website and on its beach advisory Twitter feed (@NHDES_Beaches).

Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily during the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when it meets water quality standards.

A freshwater beach is marked Red when two consecutive samples exceed 88 counts of E. coli per 100ml or when the geometric mean of at least three samples collected in a 60-day period exceeds 47 counts of E. coli per 100ml of water.

A marine beach is marked Red when two consecutive samples exceed 104 counts of Enterococci per 100ml or when the geometric mean of at least three samples collected in a 60-day period exceeds 35 counts of Enterococci per 100ml of water.

A beach is marked Grey when current or reliable information is unavailable.

Read more
Water Quality Graph

Bass Beach

North Hampton, New Hampshire

Water Quality
  • No data available
  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 17th, 2021. New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 31st, 2021 at 2:10 PM.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
16°C
Clear and sunny

Bass Beach is a small beach located along the Atlantic Ocean in North Hampton. It's a popular spot for surfing, but there are no amenities or lifeguards here. You can access the beach from Route 1A.

Monitoring Frequency

Bass Beach is sampled bi-weekly from May 27th to September 2nd.

Source Information

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services monitors water quality at beaches in the state from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Water samples are collected several times a week throughout the swimming season. When advisories are issued, they are posted on the DES website and on its beach advisory Twitter feed (@NHDES_Beaches).

Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily during the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when it meets water quality standards.

A freshwater beach is marked Red when two consecutive samples exceed 88 counts of E. coli per 100ml or when the geometric mean of at least three samples collected in a 60-day period exceeds 47 counts of E. coli per 100ml of water.

A marine beach is marked Red when two consecutive samples exceed 104 counts of Enterococci per 100ml or when the geometric mean of at least three samples collected in a 60-day period exceeds 35 counts of Enterococci per 100ml of water.

A beach is marked Grey when current or reliable information is unavailable.

Read more
Water Quality Graph

  Beach Location Water Quality
North Hampton, New Hampshire
Rye, New Hampshire
Rye, New Hampshire
North Hampton, New Hampshire
Swim Guide
is supported by
* The RBC Foundation

Swim Guide shares the best information we have at the moment you ask for it. Always obey signs at the beach or advisories from official government agencies. Stay alert and check for other swimming hazards such as dangerous currents and tides. Please report your pollution concerns so Affiliates can help keep other beach-goers safe.

Swim Guide, "Swim Drink Fish icons," and associated trademarks are owned by SWIM DRINK FISH CANADA. See Legal.

© SWIM DRINK FISH CANADA, 2011 - 2023