The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).
Latest test
Oct 28, 2026 (8 days ago)
Enterococci
31 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
22 of 24 tests Good, 1 Poor
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 28, 2026
31
Good
Oct 26, 2026
344
Poor
Oct 12, 2026
10
Good
Sep 28, 2026
10
Good
Sep 14, 2026
10
Good
Aug 31, 2026
10
Good
Aug 17, 2026
10
Good
Aug 3, 2026
10
Good
Jul 20, 2026
53
Moderate
Jul 13, 2026
31
Good
Jun 29, 2026
10
Good
Jun 15, 2026
10
Good
Jun 1, 2026
20
Good
May 18, 2026
10
Good
May 4, 2026
10
Good
Apr 20, 2026
10
Good
The long view
The state has 869 tests on record for Frederick Douglass Memorial Park over 25 years, starting August 2002.
In the last 10 years, 4 tests of 266 (2%) 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 FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL PARK (St. Lucie County, EPA beach ID FL538902), at 27.41342, -80.26933. 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.