October 3, 2026 10:30 a.m. 

On Friday, the Oregon Health Authority lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Sunset Bay State Park Beach, located in Coos County.

An OHA release said the agency issued the advisory on September 30th, after water samples showed higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters.

Results from follow-up tests taken by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality showed lower bacteria levels. Contact with the ocean water no longer poses a higher-than-normal risk. Officials recommend staying out of large pools on the beach that are frequented by birds, and runoff from those pools, because the water may contain increased bacteria from fecal matter.

For more information, visit the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program website at: http://www.healthoregon.org/beach