Bay County Public Beach Access 96 Water Quality

Bay County, Florida

Good

The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).

Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
34 of 36 tests Good

Results over time

101001000Feb 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 9, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 23, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 9, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 23, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 6, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 4, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 1, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 10, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 24, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 8, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 21, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 202610Good
Oct 12, 202610Good
Sep 28, 202610Good
Sep 21, 202610Good
Sep 14, 202610Good
Sep 8, 202641Moderate
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 24, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 10, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 27, 202610Good
Jul 20, 202610Good
Jul 14, 202610Good
Jul 7, 202610Good
Jun 29, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 563 tests on record for Bay County Public Beach Access 96 over 27 years, starting August 2000. In the last 10 years, 0 tests of 36 (0%) came back Poor, below the rate for all Florida sampled beaches (6.1%). Bacteria levels usually jump after heavy rain, when stormwater washes to the shore, and drop again within a day or two.

Nearby sampled beaches

About this site

Sampling site BAY COUNTY PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS 96 (Bay County, EPA beach ID FL351066), at 30.26049, -85.97525. Results are from the Florida Department of Health's Healthy Beaches Program; years before 2026 come from the state's submissions to EPA's Water Quality Portal.