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.
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.
Davis Islands Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast
Ben T. Davis Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast
Picnic Island Beach
Hillsborough County · Gulf Coast
St. Augustine Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast
Crescent Beach
St. Johns County · Atlantic Coast
Sunny Isles Beach
Miami-Dade County · Atlantic Coast
Bahia Honda State Park
Monroe County · Atlantic Coast
Barefoot Beach Preserve
Collier County · Gulf Coast
Boca Grande Beach
Charlotte County · Gulf Coast
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.
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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.