More than 50 beaches closed across Massachusetts on Friday

On what is expected to be a stormy Friday, residents of Massachusetts looking to hit the beach will have their options limited as more than 50 beaches are closed across the Bay State.

In all, 51 beaches were closed as of around noon on Friday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health .

The closures spanned from Springfield to Boston to beaches on Cape Cod. Of the 51 beaches closed in the state as of Friday morning, a majority — 37 of the 51 — were attributed to an excess of bacteria in the water.

The remaining closures were largely attributed to harmful cyanobacteria blooms, save for the main beach at Walden Pond in Concord, which is closed for renovations all summer .

The state's publicly available water quality dashboard is updated hourly every day, including weekends. More than 1,100 public and semi-public beaches in the state are regularly monitored.

And despite the closures, state officials say the beaches are still perfectly safe for recreational activities aside from swimming.

The full list of closures can be found below, or on the Department of Public Health website.

Read the original article on MassLive .