Caspersen Beach Water Quality

Sarasota County, Florida

No recent test

There is no test from the last 45 days.

Latest test
Jul 29, 2024 (829 days ago)
Enterococci
10 per 100 mL

The newest result we have is from Jul 29, 2024. Testing sometimes pauses; check the county health department's page or the signs at the beach.

Results over time

101001000Nov 8, 2021: 52 per 100 mL (Moderate)Nov 15, 2021: 48 per 100 mL (Moderate)Nov 22, 2021: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 29, 2021: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 6, 2021: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 13, 2021: 716 per 100 mL (Poor)Dec 15, 2021: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 20, 2021: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 27, 2021: 72 per 100 mL (Poor)Dec 29, 2021: 24 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 3, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 10, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 18, 2022: 12 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 24, 2022: <10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 14, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 21, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 28, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 14, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 21, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 28, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 4, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 11, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 25, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 2, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 9, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 16, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 23, 2022: 75 per 100 mL (Poor)May 25, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)May 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 13, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 20, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 27, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 5, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 11, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 18, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 25, 2022: 571 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 27, 2022: 84 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 28, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 1, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 8, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 15, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 22, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 29, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 6, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 12, 2022: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 19, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 10, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 17, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 24, 2022: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 31, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 7, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 14, 2022: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 28, 2022: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 5, 2022: 62 per 100 mL (Moderate)Dec 12, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 19, 2022: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 9, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 23, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 30, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 13, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 27, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 13, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 20, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 27, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 24, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 1, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 8, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 15, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 22, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 30, 2023: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 5, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 12, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 19, 2023: 441 per 100 mL (Poor)Jun 21, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 26, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 10, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 17, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 24, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 31, 2023: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 7, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 14, 2023: 148 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 16, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 21, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 11, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 18, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 25, 2023: 98 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 27, 2023: 110 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 28, 2023: 122 per 100 mL (Poor)Sep 29, 2023: 30 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 2, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 9, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 23, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 30, 2023: 40 per 100 mL (Moderate)Nov 6, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 27, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 4, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 11, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 18, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 17, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 29, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Feb 6, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 12, 2024: 193 per 100 mL (Poor)Feb 14, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 19, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 26, 2024: 884 per 100 mL (Poor)Feb 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 4, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 11, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 18, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 25, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Apr 22, 2024: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Apr 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 6, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 13, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 20, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 3, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 10, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 17, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 24, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 1, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 15, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 29, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)202220232024
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Jul 29, 202410Good
Jul 22, 202410Good
Jul 15, 202410Good
Jul 8, 202410Good
Jul 1, 202410Good
Jun 24, 202410Good
Jun 17, 202410Good
Jun 10, 202410Good
Jun 3, 202410Good
May 28, 202410Good
May 20, 202410Good
May 13, 202410Good
May 6, 202410Good
Apr 29, 202410Good
Apr 22, 202441Moderate
Apr 15, 202410Good

The long view

The state has 1,202 tests on record for Caspersen Beach over 25 years, starting July 2000. In the last 10 years, 26 tests of 409 (6%) came back Poor, close to 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 CASPERSEN BEACH (Sarasota County, EPA beach ID FL194507), at 27.05703, -82.44360. 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.