Spessard Holland North Water Quality

Brevard County, Florida

Moderate

The latest test found moderate bacteria levels (36 to 70 per 100 mL). Swimming is allowed; people with weak immune systems may want to wait.

Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
40 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
17 of 18 tests Good

Results over time

101001000Mar 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 21, 2022: 271 per 100 mL (Poor)Mar 24, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 2, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2022: 64 per 100 mL (Moderate)May 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 13, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 27, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 11, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 8, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 22, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 19, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 3, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 24, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 7, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 21, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 18, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 4, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2024: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 13, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 10, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 24, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 5, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 19, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 16, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 30, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 17, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 12, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 27, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 9, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 23, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 4, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 18, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 15, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 29, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 2, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 16, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 30, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 13, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 14, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)2023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 202640Moderate
Oct 12, 202610Good
Sep 28, 202610Good
Sep 14, 202630Good
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 20, 202610Good
Jul 7, 202610Good
Jun 22, 202610Good
Jun 8, 202610Good
May 26, 202610Good
May 11, 202610Good
Apr 27, 202610Good
Apr 13, 202610Good
Mar 30, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 795 tests on record for Spessard Holland North over 27 years, starting August 2000. In the last 10 years, 1 test of 178 (under 1%) 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 SPESSARD HOLLAND NORTH (Brevard County, EPA beach ID FL765043), at 28.05485, -80.55030. 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.