Fort Pickens Water Quality

Escambia County, Florida

No recent test

There is no test from the last 45 days.

Latest test
Aug 31, 2026 (66 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
18 of 20 tests Good, 1 Poor

The newest result we have is from Aug 31, 2026. Testing sometimes pauses; check the county health department's page or the signs at the beach.

Results over time

101001000May 23, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 20, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 5, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 18, 2022: 266 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 20, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 1, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 15, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 29, 2022: 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: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 20, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 17, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 26, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 19, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 16, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 14, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 28, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 11, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 25, 2025: 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 4, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 18, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 2026: 98 per 100 mL (Poor)May 27, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 1, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 8, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 15, 2026: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 3, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)2023202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Aug 31, 202610Good
Aug 17, 202610Good
Aug 3, 202620Good
Jul 20, 202610Good
Jul 7, 202630Good
Jun 22, 202610Good
Jun 15, 202652Moderate
Jun 8, 202610Good
Jun 1, 202610Good
May 27, 202610Good
May 26, 202698Poor
May 18, 202631Good
May 11, 202610Good
May 4, 202610Good
Apr 27, 202610Good
Apr 20, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 266 tests on record for Fort Pickens over 27 years, starting July 2000. In the last 10 years, 4 tests of 96 (4%) 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 FORT PICKENS (Escambia County, EPA beach ID FL748119), at 30.31673, -87.26178. 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.