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Daytona Beach Shores water quality today

Official bacteria testing, in plain words.

WATER QUALITY RIGHT NOW

Good

Latest test: good (20 cfu/100mL).

Sampled Sep 14 · FL DOH Healthy Beaches, conditions may have changed since

Optimal
Good
Elevated
Advisory

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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 Daytona Beach Shores'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

8 of the last 10 official tests landed in the all-clear band. Shown oldest to newest.

Jun 8Good
Jun 22Good
Jul 7Optimal · 10 cfu
Jul 20Good · 31 cfu
Aug 3Good · 20 cfu
Aug 17Poor · 146 cfu
Aug 19Optimal · 10 cfu
Aug 31Poor · 683 cfu
Sep 2Optimal · 10 cfu
Sep 14Good · 20 cfu

Water quality at nearby beaches

Daytona BeachPonce InletNew Smyrna BeachOrmond BeachBicentennial Park (Ormond)All beaches

Also for Daytona Beach Shores: 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.