Which beaches should you avoid or double-check today near Key West?

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

1 direct-sample good1 direct-sample moderate1 direct-sample poor or advisory1 nearby-station context recordLatest direct beach sample in this set: September 8, 2026

1 beach near Key West currently show poor or advisory-level conditions. Start there, then compare sample date, current reading, and recent rain before swimming anywhere nearby.

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.

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These directly sampled beaches are sorted so active poor or advisory-level conditions appear before lower-concern samples.

Direct-Sample Ranked List

3 directly sampled beaches in this set.

Nearby-Station Context In This View

Not ranked as exact beach samples.

These 1 beach page use samples from nearby Florida DOH stations. They remain visible for context, but they do not compete for top-pick or strongest-choice claims.

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 3 direct name-and-location beach samples. The 1 nearby-station context record stays 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.