Are Space Coast beaches safe to swim today?
5 monitored beach pages across the Atlantic Coast: 1 with direct beach samples and 4 using nearby-station context. Best-bet claims use direct samples only.
Decision-first ranking
Only direct name-and-location beach samples can qualify for a best-bet claim. Nearby-station records stay visible as separate context.
Average area risk: 0%
This average uses direct beach samples only and is not a substitute for the latest reading on the beach you pick today.
Storms can change the answer
After heavy rain, runoff, or brown water, the whole region can turn riskier faster than the testing cadence shows.
Useful Ways To Browse The Space Coast
Switch between recent sample history, freshness, bacteria, and caution views.
Best Bets from Direct Samples in the Space Coast
Rain guide →Only name-and-location beach samples are eligible here. Current status comes first, followed by recent spike rate and sample freshness.
All Directly Sampled Space Coast Beaches
Ranked only against other direct beach samples.
Nearby-Station Context in the Space Coast
Not ranked as exact beach samples.
These 4 beach pages use samples from nearby Florida DOH stations. They remain useful context, but they do not compete with direct beach samples for best-bet or strongest-choice claims.
Indialantic Beach
Brevard County · Atlantic Coast
Nearby-station context from PARADISE BEACH PARK, about 1.6 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
Melbourne Beach
Brevard County · Atlantic Coast
Nearby-station context from SPESSARD HOLLAND NORTH, about 1.1 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
Satellite Beach
Brevard County · Atlantic Coast
Nearby-station context from PELICAN BEACH PARK, about 0.6 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
Cocoa Beach
Brevard County · Atlantic Coast
Nearby-station context from COCOA BEACH PIER, about 3.3 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
Beaches in the Space Coast That Need More Caution Today
Avoid-today view →No non-good regional beaches in the current dataset
That is encouraging for the Space Coast, but it still is not an all-clear. Recent rain and stale sample timing should still make you cautious.
Counties in the Space Coast
How To Use This Regional Page
The Space Coast includes 1 directly sampled beach across 1 county, with an average displayed-sample risk of 0% poor samples. The 4 nearby-station context records are excluded from that average and from best-bet claims.
If you want the biggest statewide comparison set, start with the all Florida beaches index. If you want the beaches with the lowest recent poor-sample shares, use the cleanest beaches guide before narrowing into a specific county or city.
If you are deciding around a stale sample, a moderate result, or an active warning, cross-check understanding advisories and bacteria testing explained so the regional ranking does not do more work than it should.
Other Florida Regions
Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project - check with Florida DOH for official conditions.