All Monitored Florida Beaches

Use this page to compare every Florida beach page with verified monitoring data. Best-bet and ranked claims use direct name-and-location samples only; nearby-station readings stay visible in a separate context section.

54 direct-sample good6 direct-sample moderate2 direct-sample poor or advisory45 nearby-station context recordsLatest direct beach sample: September 10, 2026

Best-bet sorting

Only direct name-and-location beach samples can qualify for a best-bet claim. Nearby-station records stay visible as separate context.

Search before you filter

Use the search box for a specific beach, then use county, coast, and status filters when you need to compare a cluster.

Rain still overrides

Even the best-looking page here can become a bad same-day bet after heavy rain, runoff, or brown water.

Best Bets from Direct Samples Across Florida

Cleanest-beaches 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 Florida Beaches

62 beaches ranked only against other direct samples.

Nearby-Station Context Across Florida

Not ranked as exact beach samples.

These 45 beach pages use samples from nearby Florida DOH stations. Nearby-station proxies do not compete for best-bet or strongest-choice claims. Open each beach page to confirm the source station and distance before deciding.

How To Use This Florida Beach Index

This page is designed for comparison. The direct-sample list ranks current status first, then recent poor-sample rate and sample freshness. Nearby-station records remain visible in their own context section, but they cannot identify the strongest exact beach because their samples were collected somewhere else.

If you need a same-day decision, start with the Florida beach water quality today page and then open the exact beach page. If you care more about the recent displayed track record than same-day choice, start with our cleanest beaches ranking. If it has rained recently, read the after-rain guide before you trust any beach status too much.