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Beach Water Contact Advisories Issued for Bay St. Louis and Gulfport Beaches

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MDEQ's Beach Monitoring Program has issued water contact advisories for Bay St. Louis Beach (Station 4: Box Culvert to Ballantine St.) and Gulfport Central Beach (Station 10: Alfonso Dr. to Arkansas Ave.) due to elevated bacteria levels. The beaches remain open but carry increased risk of illness for swimmers. Four other advisories remain in effect statewide.

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MDEQ's Beach Monitoring Program issued new water contact advisories for Bay St. Louis Beach (Box Culvert to Ballantine St., Station 4) and Gulfport Central Beach (Alfonso Dr. to Arkansas Ave., Station 10) due to bacteria levels exceeding safe thresholds for contact recreation. The beaches are not closed but swimmers are at increased risk of illness. Four other beach advisories remain in effect statewide.

Beachgoers and tourism operators should monitor beaches.mdeq.ms.gov for real-time advisory status. The Beach Task Force also recommends avoiding swimming during or within 24 hours of significant rainfall, regardless of posted advisories. Beginning September 8, 2026, routine off-season advisories will be communicated through signage and the website rather than press releases.

What to do next

  1. Check beaches.mdeq.ms.gov before visiting Mississippi coastal beaches
  2. Heed advisories and avoid swimming at flagged beach stations
  3. Allow 24 hours after significant rainfall before swimming

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Apr 9, 2026

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The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued beach water contact advisories for Bay St. Louis Beach and Gulfport Central Beach .

The beaches are not closed; however, there may be an increased risk of illness associated with swimming in these areas. When water samples show that bacteria levels are safe for contact, the advisories will be lifted.

ADVISORIES have been ISSUED for:

  • Bay St. Louis Beach — the affected area is from Box Culvert eastward to Ballantine St.. (Station 4)
  • Gulfport Central Beach — the affected area is from Alfonso Dr. to Arkansas Ave.. (Station 10) Swimmers are reminded that the Beach Task Force has a standing recommendation that swimming should not occur during or within 24 hours of significant rainfall.

Four additional advisories remain in effect for other beaches. More information about the Mississippi Beach Monitoring Program and the location of beach sampling stations is available at beaches.mdeq.ms.gov.

Notice: MDEQ will continue issuing beach advisory text alerts and press releases through Labor Day, September 7, 2026. Beginning September 8, 2026, routine advisories outside the peak beach season will be communicated through posted beach signage and the Beach Monitoring website. Advisory information is posted first on beaches.mdeq.ms.gov, making it the fastest place to find updated beach conditions.

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