Are Pinellas County beaches safe to swim today?
9 monitored beaches on the Gulf Coast. Use the best-bet ranking below to compare current status, historical risk, and sample freshness.
Best bets first
A beach with a good current sample comes ahead of a historically cleaner beach that currently looks worse.
Average county risk: 3%
That is a broad county context number, 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 Pinellas County
Different decision views built from the same monitored beach set.
Pinellas County Water-Quality Shortcuts
Use these when a Pinellas beach day needs a faster water-quality decision than the full county list.
Top exact beach winner
Madeira Beach current sample
Open the Madeira page first when you want the current sample, good badge, and nearby backup context for the central Gulf beaches.
Top park check
Fort De Soto current sample
Use the Fort De Soto page when the park beach is the plan but rain, sample age, or route time still matter.
County utility view
Cleanest Pinellas beach checks
Use this view when you want the strongest current samples across the full Pinellas monitored set.
City planning route
Beaches near St. Petersburg
Use the city guide when Madeira, Fort De Soto, St. Pete Beach, and Tampa Bay backups all need to be compared together.
Best Bets in Pinellas County
Rain guide →These beaches rise to the top when you rank current status, historical spike rate, and sample freshness together.
Caladesi Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Honeymoon Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Madeira Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Sand Key Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
St. Pete Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Treasure Island Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
All Pinellas County Beaches
Still sorted by best current decision value.
Caladesi Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Honeymoon Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Madeira Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Sand Key Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
St. Pete Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Treasure Island Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Fort De Soto Park Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Indian Rocks Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Clearwater Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Beaches in Pinellas County That Need More Caution Today
Avoid-today view →No non-good county beaches in the current dataset
That is encouraging for Pinellas County, but it still is not an all-clear. Recent rain and stale sample timing should still make you cautious.
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How To Use This County Page
Pinellas County has 9 monitored beaches, and their average historical risk is 3% poor samples. That helps with context, but today’s choice should still start with each beach’s latest sample and how recently it was taken.
If you want a broader sweep, use the all-beaches index. If you want the strongest long-term track records 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.
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Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project — check with Florida DOH for official conditions.