Back to Broadway Beach (Longboat Key)'s live score
Broadway Beach (Longboat Key) water quality today
Official bacteria testing, in plain words.
WATER QUALITY RIGHT NOW
Optimal
Latest test: pristine (10 cfu/100mL).
Sampled Sep 22 · FL DOH Healthy Beaches, conditions may have changed since
See Broadway Beach (Longboat Key)'s full ShoreScore and best window
What this means for swimming
Enterococci is the indicator bacteria official beach programs test for, typically every week or two. Under 35 per 100 mL is the all-clear band; 71 and above usually triggers a swim advisory. Counts move week to week, and heavy rain can spike them for a day or two as runoff drains.
ShoreScore folds this reading into Broadway Beach (Longboat Key)'s overall 0-100 score alongside live weather, surf, UV, seaweed reports, and storm radar, so one number tells you whether it's worth the trip.
Recent tests
All of the last 9 official tests landed in the all-clear band. Shown oldest to newest.
Water quality at nearby beaches
Coquina BeachCortez Beach (Bradenton Beach)Manatee Public Beach (Holmes Beach)Longboat KeyAnna MariaAll beaches
Also for Broadway Beach (Longboat Key): today's seaweed and sargassum report
Source: Florida Department of Health Healthy Beaches sampling, checked daily. Informational only: posted signs and lifeguard guidance at the beach are the official word.