Monitoring of bacterial indicators (faecal coliforms and e.coli) to assess the effectiveness of adopted measures, is performed at specified sites on a bi-monthly basis.
We have uploaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 11 February 2026.
Results indicates that generally the water was fit for...
We have uploaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 19 November 2025.
Results indicates that generally the water was fit for...
SALDANHA BAY AND LANGEBAAN LAGOON – BACTERIAL POLLUTION MONITORING RESULTS released on 27 October 2025 .
Please find below bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and...
We have uploaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 17 September 2025.
Results indicates that generally the water was fit for...
We have uploaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 17 January 2025.
Results indicates that generally the water was fit for...
We have uploaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 18 December 2024.
Bacterial Water Quality were exceptional good over the December...
We have uploaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 11 December 2024.
Bacterial Water Quality were exceptional good over the December...
We have uploaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 11 September 2024.
Results indicates that generally the water was fit for...
We have published the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 12 June 2024.
Results indicates that generally the water was fit for full-contact...
We have posted the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 15 May 2024.
Results indicate that generally, the water was fit for full-contact...
We have loaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 17 April 2024. Results indicate that generally, the water was fit for full-contact...
We have loaded the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 24 January 2024. Results indicates that generally the water was fit for full-contact...
We have posted the latest bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 11 January 2024. Results indicate that generally, the water was fit for...
Samples taken on 2023-12-20 – Overall the test results indicated that water is fit for recreational use in the bay from Saldanha to Langebaan to Kraal Bay. Good news for our...
Attached please find bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 11 October 2023. Results indicates that generally the water was fit for...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon were taken on 16 August 2023. Results indicate that generally, the water was fit for full-contact recreational...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Results indicates that generally the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in catchment, except for Hoedjies Bay and the Bok River outlet.
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Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon. Results in general indicate that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment....
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 14 September 2022. Results in general indicates that the water was fit for full-contact recreational...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 17 August 2022. Results in general indicates that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use...
Apologies for the late circulation, I was out of action for about a month with COVID.
Below the bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon for samples...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon of samples taken on 15 April 2021.
Some activity picked up around the northern shores of Saldanha Bay from...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon of samples taken on 05 March 2021.
Low bacterial activity picked up through-out the catchment.
Results, in...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon from samples taken on 24 February 2021.
Bacterial activity picked up through-out catchment, within limits...
Bacterial activity picked up through-out catchment, but within limits.
Results, in general, indicates that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the...
Bacterial activity low through-out catchment.
Results, in general, indicates that the water was fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment. With the now open beached...
Bacterial activity low through-out catchment, with some elevated activity observed at Hoedjies bay and Bok River outlet.
Results, in general, indicates that the water was fit for...
The bacterial activity was low throughout the catchment, with some higher activity at Hoedjies bay and the Bok River Outflow.
Results, in general, indicates that the water was fit...
The bacterial activity was low through-out catchment, except for Hoedjies Bay and Bok River outflow.
Results, in general, indicates that the water was fit for full-contact...
The bacterial pollution monitoring results indicate that bacterial activity was low throughout the catchment with the highest activity around the southern catchment at Pepper Bay...
Bacterial activity varied throughout the catchment, with highest activity around the southern catchment from Hoedjies Bay to Bok River, which poses a concern for full contact...
Bacterial activity varied throughout the catchment, with the highest activity around southern catchment from Hoedjies Bay to Bok River and at one point in the Lagoon at Kraalbaai...
Bacterial activity is low through-out the southern catchment, with some bacterial counts through-out Small Bay (Saldanha area), with the highest counts measured at the Bok River...
Bacterial activity is low through-out the southern catchment, with a real increase in E.coli counts in Small Bay (Saldanha area) at Small Craft Harbor, Government Jetty, Pepper...
Bacterial activity is low through-out the catchment, with a slight increase at Pepper Bay, results, in general, indicates that the water is fit for full-contact recreational use...
Bacterial activity is low through-out the catchment, with increased counts at Saldanha Resort, Bok River Outflow and Pearly’s. Results, in general, indicate that the water...
The bacterial activity was low throughout the catchment, with a slight increase at Bok River Outflow, results, in general, indicates that the water is fit for full-contact...
The bacterial activity was low throughout the catchment, results indicate that the water is fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment. (more…)
The bacterial activity was a bit higher throughout the catchment due to the July rain events that occurred with an exception at Hoedjies Bay sample point where high counts were...
The bacterial activity was low throughout the catchment, results, in general, indicates that the water is fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment.
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Bacterial activity was low throughout the catchment, results indicate that the water is fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment.
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Bacterial activity was low throughout the catchment, results indicate that the water is fit for full-contact recreational use in the catchment.
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Bacterial activity at the Bok River measured high (700 cfu/100 ml) and is not fit for full contact recreation or filter feeder (mussels) harvesting. (more…)
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially in the northern section of the catchment but not at levels that should pose a risk for swimmers and other bay users.
These...
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially in the northern section of the catchment but not at levels that should pose a risk for swimmers and other bay users.
These...
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially in the northern section of the catchment with really high counts at Hoejies Bay, the other analysis indicate non-critical...
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially in the northern section of the catchment with really high counts at Hoejies Bay, the other analysis indicate non-critical...
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially in the northern section of the catchment with really high counts at Hoejies Bay, the other analysis indicate non critical...
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially near the Small Craft Harbour, the other analysis indicate non critical levels to very low.
Water is fit for use in catchment,...
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially in the northern section of the catchment with really high counts at Hoedjies Bay, the other analysis indicate non critical...
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially in the northern section of the catchment at Pepper Bay, Hoedjies Bay and Bok River monitoring points, but not at critical...
Analyses indicate low levels of bacterial activity throughout the catchment. In the northern section of the catchment at Hoedjies Bay and the Bok River monitoring points the...
Analyses indicate higher than normal levels of bacterial activity than measured on average, in the northern section of the catchment at Pepper Bay, Hoedjies Bay, Caravan Park...
Analyses indicate lower levels of bacterial activity with peaks at Hoedjies Bay and Saldanha Holiday Resort and interesting also at one sample point in Kraal Bay.
The water...
Analyses indicate very low levels of bacterial activity throughout the catchment, except at Bok River. Water is not fit for use near Bok River
Water fit for full recreational...
Analyses indicate very low levels of bacterial activity throughout the catchment, except at Bok River and Saldanha Bay Holiday Resort which show elevated levels. Water is not fit...
Analyses indicate low levels of bacterial activity at various areas of the catchment at Saldanha Yacht Club, Hoedjies Bay, Bok River, Club Mykonos and even at Langebaan Yacht Club...
Analyses indicate very low levels of bacterial activity throughout the catchment, except at Bok River and Hoedjies Baai which show elevated levels.
Water fit for full...
Analyses indicate very low levels of bacterial activity throughout the catchment, except at Hoedjies Baai which show extremely high levels. Water not fit for recreational use at...
Analyses indicate very low levels of bacterial activity in the northern section of the catchment at Hoedjies Bay, Caravan Park and Bok River monitoring points and one point at...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 9 March 2017.
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially near the Bok River, the other...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 23 February 2017.
Analyses indicate some bacterial activity, especially near the Langebaan Yacht Club,...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 9 February 2017.
Analysis indicate extemely high bacterial activity near the Government Jetty. AVOID...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 26 January 2017.
Analyses indicate hardly any bacterial activity.
These monitoring results indicate...
Bacterial monitoring results for Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon taken on 11 January 2017.
Analyses some any bacterial activity near the Small Craft Harbour.
These monitoring...
Water Quality Guidelines
Recreational Use
After we received enquiries as to what the limits are for water quality as it relates to recreational use, we have decided to upload the relevant document for your perusal. As the file is quite large we only provide a link to download the file.
Read the correspondence between DAFF and SBWQFT (Barry Clark) regarding our current bacteriological indicators for the bacterial monitoring plan. Barry’s explanation to why the SBWQFT is testing for entero streptococci.