Which beaches are better bets after rain near Jacksonville?
No page can guarantee safety after a storm, but this view tries to surface the steadier, lower-risk options near Jacksonville when runoff is part of the decision.
How this page sorts
Sorted by lower recent-sample spike risk first, then by current status, lower readings, and fresher samples. 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 after heavy rain when you need fallback options that have been less spike-prone over time.
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.
Top Picks In This View
Back to the main page →These are the strongest direct name-and-location sample matches for this question. Nearby-station records are listed separately below.
Better After Rain
Atlantic Beach
Duval County · Atlantic Coast · 15 mi away
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Better After Rain
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
Duval County · Atlantic Coast · 16 mi away
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Better After Rain
St. Augustine Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast · 40 mi away
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Better After Rain
Crescent Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast · 46 mi away
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Better After Rain
Vilano Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast · 36 mi away
Risk 8% · last poor sample Feb 3
Direct-Sample Ranked List
5 directly sampled beaches in this set.
Atlantic Beach
Duval County · Atlantic Coast · 15 mi away
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
Duval County · Atlantic Coast · 16 mi away
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
St. Augustine Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast · 40 mi away
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Crescent Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast · 46 mi away
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Vilano Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast · 36 mi away
Risk 8% · last poor sample Feb 3
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 · Better After Rain
Fort Clinch State Park Beach
Nassau County · Atlantic Coast · 29 mi away
Nearby-station context from OCEAN STREET, about 1.4 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Nearby station · Better After Rain
Jacksonville Beach
Duval County · Atlantic Coast · 16 mi away
Nearby-station context from BEACH BLVD ACCESS, about 0.4 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Nearby station · Better After Rain
Neptune Beach
Duval County · Atlantic Coast · 16 mi away
Nearby-station context from HOPKINS ST ACCESS, about 0.3 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Nearby station · Better After Rain
Ponte Vedra Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast · 17 mi away
Nearby-station context from BEACH BLVD ACCESS, about 3.4 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Nearby station · Better After Rain
Amelia Island Beach
Nassau County · Atlantic Coast · 27 mi away
Nearby-station context from MAIN BEACH, about 0.9 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Nearby station · Better After Rain
Fernandina Beach
Nassau County · Atlantic Coast · 27 mi away
Nearby-station context from MAIN BEACH, about 0.8 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
No poor samples in the displayed history · risk 0%
Regional Hubs
How To Use This View
Use this page after heavy rain when you need fallback options that have been less spike-prone over time.
Top picks and the ranked list use only the 5 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.