Are Pinellas County beaches safe to swim today?
9 monitored beach pages on the Gulf Coast: 6 with direct beach samples and 3 using nearby-station context. Best-bet claims use direct samples only.
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: 4%
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 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 from Direct Samples in Pinellas County
Rain guide →Only name-and-location beach samples are eligible here. Current status comes first, followed by recent spike rate and sample freshness.
Fort De Soto Park Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Indian Rocks Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Sand Key Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Honeymoon Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Madeira Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Clearwater Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
All Directly Sampled Pinellas County Beaches
Ranked only against other direct beach samples.
Fort De Soto Park Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Indian Rocks Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Sand Key Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Honeymoon Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Madeira Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Clearwater Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Nearby-Station Context in Pinellas County
Not ranked as exact beach samples.
These 3 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.
St. Pete Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Nearby-station context from PASS-A-GRILLE BEACH, about 1.9 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
Caladesi Island State Park
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Nearby-station context from HONEYMOON ISLAND BEACH, about 1.1 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
Treasure Island Beach
Pinellas County · Gulf Coast
Nearby-station context from MADEIRA BEACH, about 3.5 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
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 6 directly sampled beaches, with an average displayed-sample risk of 4% poor samples. The 3 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.
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Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project — check with Florida DOH for official conditions.