Pl-050 is a saltwater beach in San Diego County, California. Across 413 bacteria samples collected between 2022 and 2025 at nearby monitoring stations, it earns a Beach Safety Grade of A — Excellent.
About 0.7% of samples at Pl-050 exceeded the EPA Beach Action Value of 104 CFU/100 mL for Enterococcus — the threshold at which water managers typically post a swimming advisory. In practice that means the safe-swimming limit was almost never crossed here over the monitored period. Bacteria samples almost never exceed the safe-swimming threshold.
The evidence behind this grade is deep for a beach page: 413 results from 2 monitoring stations, spanning 2022 to 2025. Enough sampling, from enough places, over enough seasons that one bad week can't drive the letter.
Pl-050 was not under a swimming advisory in the most recent EPA snapshot. Conditions can change quickly after heavy rain or high runoff, so it's still worth checking the current advisory the day you go.