Which beaches should you avoid or double-check today near Daytona Beach?

This view pushes the highest-concern beaches near Daytona Beach to the top so you can spot poor readings, advisories, and high-risk patterns fast.

2 direct-sample good6 nearby-station context recordsLatest direct beach sample in this set: August 31, 2026

No beaches near Daytona Beach currently show poor or advisory-level conditions. Use this page as a quick double-check screen, then confirm sample age and recent rain before swimming.

How this page sorts

Sorted by the worst current status first, then by the highest current reading, recent poor-sample rate, and recency of concerning history. Only direct name-and-location samples can appear in the ranked picks; nearby-station records are listed separately.

When to use it

Use this page when you want to quickly screen out the beaches that deserve the most skepticism right now.

What still overrides it

Heavy rain, runoff, brown water, or a stale sample can make any ranked list less trustworthy for a same-day swim call.

Double-Check First In This View

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These directly sampled beaches are sorted so the conditions most worth double-checking appear first, even though this set is currently all good.

Direct-Sample Ranked List

2 directly sampled beaches in this set.

Nearby-Station Context In This View

Not ranked as exact beach samples.

These 6 beach pages use samples from nearby Florida DOH stations. They remain visible for context, but they do not compete for top-pick or strongest-choice claims.

Nearby station · Avoid Today

Daytona Beach

Volusia County · Atlantic Coast · 0 mi away

GOOD
Nearby station tested Sep 2, 202620 CFU/100mL

Nearby-station context from INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, about 1.5 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.

GOOD right now · 20 CFU/100mL

Nearby station · Avoid Today

Ormond Beach

Volusia County · Atlantic Coast · 5 mi away

GOOD
Nearby station tested Aug 31, 202620 CFU/100mL

Nearby-station context from GRANADA BLVD, about 1.2 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.

GOOD right now · 20 CFU/100mL

Nearby station · Avoid Today

Marineland Beach

Flagler County · Atlantic Coast · 34 mi away

GOOD
Nearby station tested Sep 8, 202620 CFU/100mL

Nearby-station context from WASHINGTON OAKS BEACH, about 2.5 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.

GOOD right now · 20 CFU/100mL

Nearby station · Avoid Today

Ponce Inlet Beach

Volusia County · Atlantic Coast · 10 mi away

GOOD
Nearby station tested Aug 31, 202610 CFU/100mL

Nearby-station context from SOUTH JETTY, about 2.0 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.

GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL

Nearby station · Avoid Today

Smyrna Dunes Park

Volusia County · Atlantic Coast · 11 mi away

GOOD
Nearby station tested Aug 31, 202610 CFU/100mL

Nearby-station context from SOUTH JETTY, about 0.5 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.

GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL

Nearby station · Avoid Today

New Smyrna Beach

Volusia County · Atlantic Coast · 14 mi away

GOOD
Nearby station tested Aug 31, 202610 CFU/100mL

Nearby-station context from SOUTH JETTY, about 3.4 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.

GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL

How To Use This View

Use this page when you want to quickly screen out the beaches that deserve the most skepticism right now.

Top picks and the ranked list use only the 2 direct name-and-location beach samples. The 6 nearby-station context records stay separate and cannot identify the strongest exact beach.

If it has rained recently, use the rain guide before trusting any beach list too much.

Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project — check with Florida DOH for official conditions.