Seal Rock

Seal Rock, Oregon
Managed by The Swim Guide

Seal Rock is a State Wayside park, located on the coast of Lincoln County. The site was named for the rock formation in the shape of a seal. The tide pools and sandy beach make this a great place to explore the beauty of Oregon's coast. Seals, sea lions, sea birds, and many other animal species also enjoy this spot so please take great care not to disturb these creatures or their habitat.
There is a parking lot located directly north of Seal Rock. Amenities include picnic tables, view points, and a public restroom. There is no fee to access the site.

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Water Quality
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time

  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 16th, 2019. 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, 2019 at 4:40 PM.
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Current Weather
8°C
Chance of heavy rain
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Monitoring Frequency

Seal Rock is sampled bi-weekly from May 26th from September 1st.

Source Information

The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) works with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to monitor several marine and freshwater sites in the state of Oregon.

Beaches are monitored on a three week rotating schedule depending upon their geographic location, previous monitoring data and test results, public input, and amount of beach use. Sites are monitored from May 21-August 31. As of 2017, the OBMP follows a Beach Action Value established with the EPA specifically for the state of Oregon. It is 130 cfu per 100ml of water. The most probable number (MPN) testing method is used to estimate the number of colony forming units (cfu) of bacteria in 100mL sample of water. That means:A beach is marked green when single sample test results show fewer than 130 MPN per 100ml of water.A beach is marked red when single sample test results show greater than 130 MPN per 10ml of water.The OBMP collects samples from multiple locations at a beach. All samples must pass for a beach to pass. If one sample fails an advisory is issued, and the OBMP collects a resample within 96 hours to determine if bacteria levels have decreased enough to lift the advisory.

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Seal Rock

Seal Rock, Oregon
Managed by The Swim Guide
Water Quality
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 16th, 2019. 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, 2019 at 4:40 PM.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
8°C
Chance of heavy rain

Seal Rock is a State Wayside park, located on the coast of Lincoln County. The site was named for the rock formation in the shape of a seal. The tide pools and sandy beach make this a great place to explore the beauty of Oregon's coast. Seals, sea lions, sea birds, and many other animal species also enjoy this spot so please take great care not to disturb these creatures or their habitat.
There is a parking lot located directly north of Seal Rock. Amenities include picnic tables, view points, and a public restroom. There is no fee to access the site.

Get directions to this beach
  • Report Pollution
Monitoring Frequency

Seal Rock is sampled bi-weekly from May 26th from September 1st.

Source Information

The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) works with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to monitor several marine and freshwater sites in the state of Oregon.

Beaches are monitored on a three week rotating schedule depending upon their geographic location, previous monitoring data and test results, public input, and amount of beach use. Sites are monitored from May 21-August 31. As of 2017, the OBMP follows a Beach Action Value established with the EPA specifically for the state of Oregon. It is 130 cfu per 100ml of water. The most probable number (MPN) testing method is used to estimate the number of colony forming units (cfu) of bacteria in 100mL sample of water. That means:A beach is marked green when single sample test results show fewer than 130 MPN per 100ml of water.A beach is marked red when single sample test results show greater than 130 MPN per 10ml of water.The OBMP collects samples from multiple locations at a beach. All samples must pass for a beach to pass. If one sample fails an advisory is issued, and the OBMP collects a resample within 96 hours to determine if bacteria levels have decreased enough to lift the advisory.

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Newport, Oregon
Newport, Oregon
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