Lee County·Southwest Florida·Gulf Coast

Sanibel Island Beach water quality history

This page gives swimmers deeper historical context for Sanibel Island Beach: recent readings, spike frequency, and how often the displayed station history has reached poor territory.

GOODLatest sample: September 8, 202610 CFU/100mL8% poor-sample history

Current picture

GOOD on the latest sample at 10 CFU/100mL.

Recent-sample context

1 poor samples and 1 non-good samples in the displayed history.

Rain still matters

Stormwater can make this page stale faster than the normal testing schedule, especially after heavy rain.

Poor samples shown

1

out of 12 displayed samples.

Latest poor sample

June 22, 2026

This is the last time the displayed history shows a poor result.

Displayed-sample risk

8%

share of poor samples in the displayed history.

Water Quality History — Latest Samples

Sample source: Sanibel Island Beach

35.4
70.5
164
Jun
10
Jun
10
Jun
10
Jul
10
Jul
10
Jul
10
Aug
20
Aug
10
Aug
10
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10
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10
Sep

Values in CFU/100mL. Green = Good (≤35.4), Yellow = Moderate (35.5–70.4), Red = Poor (≥70.5)

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June 22, 2026

164 CFU/100mL · POOR

POOR

How To Use This Page

This page gives swimmers deeper historical context for Sanibel Island Beach: recent readings, spike frequency, and how often the displayed station history has reached poor territory.

Use this view as a decision aid, not a guarantee. The latest sample, visible runoff, and recent weather still matter more than any single list or chart.

If you want the main same-day answer instead, go back to the Sanibel Island Beach beach page.

Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project, not official real-time clearance — check with Florida DOH for official conditions.