Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge - Ib-040 is a saltwater beach in San Diego County, California. Across 2,561 bacteria samples collected between 2021 and 2025 at nearby monitoring stations, it earns a Beach Safety Grade of F — Failing.
About 63% of samples at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge - Ib-040 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 frequently crossed here over the monitored period. Bacteria samples exceed the safe-swimming threshold a large share of the time — this beach flags advisories often.
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge - Ib-040 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.