Updated 2026-07-13
Virginia beach water quality
Virginia has 52 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 44 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 20 earn an A for consistently clean water, while 2 grade an F for frequently exceeding the safe-swimming limit. Full ranking below.
A 20
B 13
C 6
D 3
F 2
| Grade | Beach | County | % over limit | Samples | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Captains Quarters | Norfolk | 0% | 84 | Excellent |
| A | Gloucester Point Beach | Gloucester | 0% | 83 | Excellent |
| A | Lesner Bridge East | Virginia Beach | 0% | 60 | Excellent |
| A | Sea Gate | Virginia Beach | 0% | 58 | Excellent |
| A | Assateague Island National Seashore | Accomack | 0% | 41 | Excellent |
| A | 13th View, North End | Norfolk | 0% | 40 | Excellent |
| A | East Community Beach, End Of East Ocean View Ave. | Norfolk | 0% | 34 | Excellent |
| A | Chick's Beach | Virginia Beach | 0% | 29 | Excellent |
| A | Little Island Beach South | Virginia Beach | 0% | 27 | Excellent |
| A | Little Island Beach North | Virginia Beach | 0% | 25 | Excellent |
| A | Dam Neck North | Virginia Beach | 0% | 24 | Excellent |
| A | Fort Story South | Virginia Beach | 0% | 24 | Excellent |
| A | Dam Neck Middle | Virginia Beach | 0% | 24 | Excellent |
| A | Sarah Constant Park, East End | Norfolk | 0% | 22 | Excellent |
| A | Buckroe North | Hampton | 0% | 22 | Excellent |
| A | 5th Bay St., North End | Norfolk | 0% | 20 | Excellent |
| A | Salt Ponds | Hampton | 1.1% | 87 | Excellent |
| A | Town Of Cape Charles Public Beach | Northampton | 1.2% | 86 | Excellent |
| A | Assateague Virginia | Accomack | 1.4% | 287 | Excellent |
| A | Festival Beach | Mathews | 2.6% | 38 | Excellent |
| B | 45th Street | Virginia Beach | 3.3% | 90 | Good |
| B | North Community Beach | Norfolk | 3.6% | 84 | Good |
| B | First Landing State Park | Virginia Beach | 4% | 25 | Good |
| B | Kiptopeke State Park | Northampton | 4.3% | 23 | Good |
| B | Ocean View Park, East Side Of Parking Lot | Norfolk | 4.4% | 45 | Good |
| B | 63rd Street | Virginia Beach | 4.7% | 86 | Good |
| B | Dam Neck South | Virginia Beach | 4.8% | 21 | Good |
| B | Huntington Beach | Newport News | 5% | 80 | Good |
| B | Buckroe Mid | Hampton | 5% | 20 | Good |
| B | Yorktown Beach | York | 5.1% | 78 | Good |
| B | Guard Shore | Accomack | 5.8% | 52 | Good |
| B | Sandbridge South | Virginia Beach | 6% | 84 | Good |
| B | 15th Street | Virginia Beach | 6.1% | 163 | Good |
| C | Camp Pendleton | Virginia Beach | 7.1% | 42 | Fair |
| C | Fort Monroe | Hampton | 7.1% | 28 | Fair |
| C | King/Lincoln Park | Newport News | 8.6% | 81 | Fair |
| C | Anderson's Beach | Newport News | 9.5% | 21 | Fair |
| C | 78th Street | Virginia Beach | 9.6% | 52 | Fair |
| C | Back Bay Beach | Virginia Beach | 10.5% | 133 | Fair |
| D | Buckroe South | Hampton | 17.5% | 40 | Poor |
| D | Sandbridge North | Virginia Beach | 20.5% | 83 | Poor |
| D | Chesapeake Beach | Virginia Beach | 21.1% | 152 | Poor |
| F | 28th Street | Virginia Beach | 30.2% | 63 | Failing |
| F | Hilton Beach | Newport News | 50% | 34 | Failing |
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