Which beaches should you avoid or double-check today near Fort Myers?
This view pushes the highest-concern beaches near Fort Myers to the top so you can spot poor readings, advisories, and high-risk patterns fast.
No beaches near Fort Myers currently show poor or advisory-level conditions, but 1 moderate result still deserve a closer look 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
Back to the main page →These directly sampled beaches are sorted so moderate results and higher readings appear before lower-concern good samples.
Avoid Today
Lovers Key State Park
Lee County · Gulf Coast · 17 mi away
MODERATE right now · 64 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Englewood Beach
Charlotte County · Gulf Coast · 36 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Sanibel Island Beach
Lee County · Gulf Coast · 16 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Palm Island Beach
Charlotte County · Gulf Coast · 32 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Bonita Beach
Lee County · Gulf Coast · 21 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Boca Grande Beach
Charlotte County · Gulf Coast · 25 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Direct-Sample Ranked List
6 directly sampled beaches in this set.
Lovers Key State Park
Lee County · Gulf Coast · 17 mi away
MODERATE right now · 64 CFU/100mL
Englewood Beach
Charlotte County · Gulf Coast · 36 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Sanibel Island Beach
Lee County · Gulf Coast · 16 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Palm Island Beach
Charlotte County · Gulf Coast · 32 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Bonita Beach
Lee County · Gulf Coast · 21 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Boca Grande Beach
Charlotte County · Gulf Coast · 25 mi away
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Nearby-Station Context In This View
Not ranked as exact beach samples.
These 2 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
Captiva Island Beach
Lee County · Gulf Coast · 21 mi away
Nearby-station context from SOUTH SEAS PLANTATION, about 0.3 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
MODERATE right now · 42 CFU/100mL
Nearby station · Avoid Today
Fort Myers Beach
Lee County · Gulf Coast · 14 mi away
Nearby-station context from LYNN HALL PARK, about 0.6 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 6 direct name-and-location beach samples. The 2 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.