Westerly Town Beach - New

Westerly, Rhode Island
Managed by The Swim Guide

New Westerly Town Beach is located near Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly. The beach is intended for use by Westerly residents only. Here you will find a concession stand, restrooms, and parking. You will often find surfers here although they are encouraged to use the beach during off hours. Westerly beaches were severely affected by Hurricane Sandy. Please check the status of the beach before planning your visit.

WATER QUALITY
  • No data available
  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on July 20th, 2016. The Swim Guide 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
2°C
Clear
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MONITORING FREQUENCY

Westerly Town Beach - New is sampled monthly from May 26th to September 1st

SOURCE INFORMATION

Rhode Island Department of Health monitors water quality at all licensed beaches in Rhode Island. Water samples are collected from Memorial Day weekend to Labour Day weekend. The monitoring schedules follows a tiered monitoring plan. Tier I beaches are sampled at least weekly. Tier II beaches are samples monthly.

Tier III beaches are sampled twice per season.

The Rhode Island Department of Health does not share weekly test results. Only official beach advisories are shared publicly. The current threshold for triggering a possible advisory is 60 CFU of enterococcus per 100ml of marine water. When a test result exceeds this threshold, resamples are taken and other factors, such as weather and water conditions, are used to determine whether an official advisory should be issued.

Swim Guide does not actively update Rhode Island beaches.

Please note that smoking is banned at all Rhode Island public beaches.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Westerly Town Beach - New

Westerly, Rhode Island
Managed by The Swim Guide
WATER QUALITY
  • No data available
  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on July 20th, 2016. The Swim Guide 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
2°C
Clear

New Westerly Town Beach is located near Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly. The beach is intended for use by Westerly residents only. Here you will find a concession stand, restrooms, and parking. You will often find surfers here although they are encouraged to use the beach during off hours. Westerly beaches were severely affected by Hurricane Sandy. Please check the status of the beach before planning your visit.

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Westerly Town Beach - New is sampled monthly from May 26th to September 1st

SOURCE INFORMATION

Rhode Island Department of Health monitors water quality at all licensed beaches in Rhode Island. Water samples are collected from Memorial Day weekend to Labour Day weekend. The monitoring schedules follows a tiered monitoring plan. Tier I beaches are sampled at least weekly. Tier II beaches are samples monthly.

Tier III beaches are sampled twice per season.

The Rhode Island Department of Health does not share weekly test results. Only official beach advisories are shared publicly. The current threshold for triggering a possible advisory is 60 CFU of enterococcus per 100ml of marine water. When a test result exceeds this threshold, resamples are taken and other factors, such as weather and water conditions, are used to determine whether an official advisory should be issued.

Swim Guide does not actively update Rhode Island beaches.

Please note that smoking is banned at all Rhode Island public beaches.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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