Are Duval County beaches safe to swim today?

4 monitored beach pages on the Atlantic Coast: 2 with direct beach samples and 2 using nearby-station context. Best-bet claims use direct samples only.

2 direct-sample good2 nearby-station context recordsLatest direct beach sample: July 27, 2026

Best bets first

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

Average county risk: 0%

This average uses direct beach samples only and is not a same-day answer for every beach.

Rain still wins

If storms rolled through after the latest sample, treat every county page as stale faster.

Useful Ways To Browse Duval County

Different decision views built from the same monitored beach set.

Best Bets from Direct Samples in Duval County

Rain 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 Duval County Beaches

Ranked only against other direct beach samples.

Nearby-Station Context in Duval County

Not ranked as exact beach samples.

These 2 beach pages use samples from nearby Florida DOH stations. They remain useful context, but they do not compete with direct beach samples for best-bet or strongest-choice claims.

Beaches in Duval County That Need More Caution Today

Avoid-today view →

No non-good county beaches in the current dataset

That is encouraging for Duval County, but it still is not an all-clear. Recent rain and stale sample timing should still make you cautious.

How To Use This County Page

Duval County has 2 directly sampled beaches, with an average displayed-sample risk of 0% poor samples. The 2 nearby-station context records are excluded from that average and from best-bet claims.

If you want a broader sweep, use the all-beaches index. If you want the lowest recent poor-sample shares instead of same-day choice, start with the cleanest beaches guide.

If you need help reading a moderate badge, a stale sample, or the difference between a warning and a true no-go signal, use understanding advisories and bacteria testing explained before you decide.

Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project — check with Florida DOH for official conditions.