The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).
Latest test
Oct 19, 2026 (17 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
20 of 20 tests Good
Results over time
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.
Recent tests
Date
Enterococci per 100 mL
Rating
Oct 19, 2026
10
Good
Oct 5, 2026
10
Good
Sep 21, 2026
10
Good
Sep 8, 2026
10
Good
Sep 1, 2026
10
Good
Aug 24, 2026
10
Good
Aug 17, 2026
10
Good
Aug 10, 2026
10
Good
Aug 3, 2026
<10
Good
Jul 29, 2026
<10
Good
Jul 20, 2026
10
Good
Jul 13, 2026
20
Good
Jul 7, 2026
10
Good
Jun 29, 2026
10
Good
Jun 22, 2026
10
Good
Jun 15, 2026
10
Good
The long view
The state has 96 tests on record for Dunes Drive Public Access over 5 years, starting August 2022.
In the last 10 years, 3 tests of 96 (3%) 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.
Sampling site DUNES DRIVE PUBLIC ACCESS (Gulf County, EPA beach ID ), at 29.73562, -85.39492. 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.