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These are the beach sampling sites in Wellington City, with their current enterococci reading and safety status. Click a bathing site to see past results presented in table and graph form.

Enterococci are bacteria that live in the gut of all warm blooded animals, including people. Their presence in coastal water indicates that the water may be polluted by sewage or animal effluent.

The "safety levels" indicated below are based on the national microbiological water quality guidelines

Bathing SiteCurrent Safety LevelLast Sample
Sample DateParameterResult (cfu/100 ml)
Aotea Lagoon 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Hataitai Beach 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Mahanga Bay 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Seatoun Beach at Inglis Street 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Island Bay at Old Bait Shed 29 Mar 2005 Enterococci Bacteria 20
Breaker Bay 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 120
Island Bay at Surf Club 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 88
Lyall Bay at Queens Drive 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 12
Oriental Bay at Band Rotunda 11 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Princess Bay 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Seatoun Beach at Wharf 11 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 20
Balaena Bay 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Kio Bay 11 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Oriental Bay at Wishing Well 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Shark Bay 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Owhiro Bay 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 40
Island Bay at Reef St Recreation Ground 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 130
Lyall Bay at Onepu Road 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
Lyall Bay at Tirangi Road 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 130
Oriental Bay at Freyberg Beach 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 12
Scorching Bay 11 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 27
Worser Bay 10 Jun 2008 Enterococci Bacteria 4
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