Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) says that Locarno Beach and Kits Point Hadden Beach are suitable for swimming after its most recent water quality review.

With those beaches greenlit for swimming, all ocean-front beaches in Metro Vancouver are open for swimming, according to VCH and Fraser Health.

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Both health authorities regularly check the water quality along beaches based on their concentration of E. coli and other bacteria that could contaminate the water.

The only water quality that is currently above the recommended levels and therefore not suitable for swimming is Trout Lake and Deep Bay on Bowen Island.

VCH takes samples along beaches of Vancouver, Deep Cove, Trout Lake, West Vancouver, all the way to Lions Bay, Bowen Island, and Gibson.

Fraser Health monitors water quality in Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Port Moody, and Belcarra.

It also reviews the water quality of Buntzen Lake, Alouette Lake, and other lakes in the area. 

The recommended levels of E. coli are below 200 / 100 mLs.

Currently, Sunset Beach near Vancouver’s West End is showing one of the highest E. coli concentrations of 199 / 100 mLs.

Kitsilano Beach and Spanish Banks Beach, however, show concentrations of below 10 / 100 mLs and 90 / 100 mLs, respectively.

Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver currently ranges between the recommended concentrations of 10 and 199 / 100 mLs.

Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen, Crescent Beach in South Surrey, and White Rock Beach only record 10 / 100 mLs.

Exposing and swallowing water contaminated with high levels of E. coli can cause vomiting, infections, and diarrhea.