21st Bay St., North end behind Ship's Captain Restaurant

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This beach point is part of Norfolk's Ocean View Beach on Chesapeake Bay. Ocean View beaches are a great place to swim, sunbathe, fish, or picnic. During the summer beach season (Memorial Day through Labor Day), there are no pets permitted on the beach from 10am - 6pm. Ocean View beach has lifeguards on duty also from May to September. Public washrooms and showers are available at the beach.

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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 September 14th, 2020. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 18th, 2020 at 11:04 AM.

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

The Virginia Department of Health monitors water quality at beaches in this region from May to September. Water samples are collected weekly. Results are posted on the DOH website. Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily, Monday - Friday during the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when the level of enterococci bacteria in the water is less than 104 units per 100 mL of water.

A beach is marked Red when the level of enterococci bacteria in the water is higher than 104 units per 100 mL of water.

A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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