Wondering which beaches are repeat offenders for high bacteria counts in the water? We’ve compiled the three beaches with the worst results in each county this year, according to the Florida Healthy Beaches website. Officials have discretion over whether to warn the public when tests show bacteria in the water. You can also find details on your local beach by searching the table at the end of this story.
Broward County
A tie between Commercial Boulevard Pier in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Northeast 16th Street in Pompano Beach: four poor tests each; zero warnings.
A tie between Pompano Beach Pier and Hallandale Beach Boulevard: three poor tests each; zero warnings.
A tie between John U. Lloyd state park in Dania Beach and Custer Beach in Hollywood: two poor tests each; zero warnings.
Broward County hasn’t issued any warnings for any of its beaches this year. Bahia Mar in Fort Lauderdale is the only beach with no poor tests since testing started there in January 2018.
Palm Beach County
Dubois Park in Jupiter: five poor tests; five warnings.
Lake Worth Beach in Lake Worth: four poor tests; four warnings.
Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach: three poor tests; three warnings.
South Inlet Park in Boca Raton is the only beach with no poor tests since testing started there in January 2018.
Miami-Dade County
Crandon Park South in Key Biscayne: 15 poor tests; nine warnings.
Crandon Park North in Key Biscayne: 13 poor tests; seven warnings.
Virginia Beach: 11 poor tests; four warnings.
After those, only one other beach has poor tests in the double digits, with North Shore Ocean Terrace in Miami Beach at 10 with three warnings. After that, the number of poor tests drops into the single digits, with nine poor tests and one warning at Collins Park at 21st Street and Haulover Beach, with two warnings. Not a single beach had zero poor tests, with the cleanest beach, Oleta State Park in North Miami Beach, gleaning two poor tests and zero warnings.
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Did your local beach test poor for water quality this year?
Search this table to see how many times your local beach tested poor for fecal bacteria so far this year and if advisories have been issued.
| County | Beach name | Poor water samples | Advisories issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 53RD ST – MIAMI BEACH | 6 | 0 |
| Miami-Dade | CAPE FLORIDA PARK | 5 | 2 |
| Miami-Dade | COLLINS PARK – 21ST ST | 9 | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | Crandon Park – South | 15 | 9 |
| Miami-Dade | CRANDON PARK NORTH – KEY BISCAYNE | 13 | 7 |
| Miami-Dade | DOG BEACH (Virginia Key Beach South side) | 4 | 2 |
| Miami-Dade | GOLDEN BEACH | 3 | 0 |
| Miami-Dade | HAULOVER BEACH | 9 | 2 |
| Miami-Dade | Haulover Beach – North | 6 | 0 |
| Miami-Dade | KEY BISCAYNE BEACH | 6 | 3 |
| Miami-Dade | NORTH SHORE OCEAN TERRACE | 10 | 3 |
| Miami-Dade | OLETA STATE PARK | 2 | 0 |
| Miami-Dade | SOUTH BEACH PARK | 5 | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | Sunny Isles Beach – Samson Park | 8 | 1 |
| Miami-Dade | SURFSIDE BEACH – 93RD ST | 8 | 2 |
| Miami-Dade | VIRGINIA BEACH | 8 | 4 |
| Broward | BAHIA MAR | 0 | 0 |
| Broward | BIRCH STATE PARK | 1 | 0 |
| Broward | COMMERCIAL BLVD PIER | 4 | 0 |
| Broward | CUSTER ST BEACH | 2 | 0 |
| Broward | DANIA BEACH | 0 | 0 |
| Broward | DEERFIELD BEACH PIER | 1 | 0 |
| Broward | HALLANDALE BEACH BLVD | 3 | 0 |
| Broward | HARRISON STREET | 1 | 0 |
| Broward | JOHN LLOYD PARK | 2 | 0 |
| Broward | MINNESOTA STREET | 0 | 0 |
| Broward | NE 16TH ST POMPANO | 4 | 0 |
| Broward | POMPANO BEACH PIER | 3 | 0 |
| Broward | SEBASTIAN STREET | 0 | 0 |
| Palm Beach | BOYNTON BEACH | 0 | 0 |
| Palm Beach | CARLIN PARK | 2 | 2 |
| Palm Beach | DUBOIS PARK | 5 | 5 |
| Palm Beach | JUPITER BEACH PARK | 2 | 2 |
| Palm Beach | LAKE WORTH BEACH | 4 | 4 |
| Palm Beach | Lantana Municipal Beach | 2 | 2 |
| Palm Beach | OCEAN INLET PARK | 2 | 2 |
| Palm Beach | PALM BEACH | 2 | 2 |
| Palm Beach | PHIL FOSTER PARK | 3 | 3 |
| Palm Beach | RIVIERA MUNICIPAL BEACH | 1 | 1 |
| Palm Beach | SANDOWAY PARK | 1 | 1 |
| Palm Beach | SOUTH INLET PARK | 0 | 0 |
| Palm Beach | SPANISH RIVER | 0 | 0 |
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Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the location of John U. Lloyd state park, now known as Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park. The park is in Dania Beach.
Brooke Baitinger can be reached at , 954-422-0857 or Twitter: @bybbaitinger