Cardinal Drive Beach Water Quality

Volusia County, Florida

Good

The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).

Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
31 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
20 of 24 tests Good, 2 Poor

Results over time

101001000Jul 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)Oct 3, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 16, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 30, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 13, 2023: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 27, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 11, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 26, 2023: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 5, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 19, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 4, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Mar 19, 2024: 10 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: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 8, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 22, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 12, 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)Oct 14, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 28, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 12, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 25, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 9, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 30, 2024: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 6, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jan 21, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 3, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Feb 17, 2025: 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: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 9, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 23, 2025: 42 per 100 mL (Moderate)Jul 9, 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: 1092 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 20, 2025: 63 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 2, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 29, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 13, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 27, 2025: 51 per 100 mL (Moderate)Nov 10, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Nov 24, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 8, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Dec 22, 2025: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 4, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 11, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 18, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)May 26, 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: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 22, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jun 29, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 7, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)Jul 20, 2026: 156 per 100 mL (Poor)Jul 22, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Aug 3, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 17, 2026: 226 per 100 mL (Poor)Aug 19, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Aug 31, 2026: 41 per 100 mL (Moderate)Sep 14, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Sep 28, 2026: 20 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 12, 2026: 10 per 100 mL (Good)Oct 26, 2026: 31 per 100 mL (Good)202420252026
Enterococci per 100 mL, log scale. Lines mark the Moderate (36) and Poor (71) levels.

Recent tests

DateEnterococci per 100 mLRating
Oct 26, 202631Good
Oct 12, 202610Good
Sep 28, 202620Good
Sep 14, 202610Good
Aug 31, 202641Moderate
Aug 19, 202610Good
Aug 17, 2026226Poor
Aug 3, 202610Good
Jul 22, 202641Moderate
Jul 20, 2026156Poor
Jul 7, 202631Good
Jun 29, 202610Good
Jun 22, 202610Good
Jun 15, 202610Good
Jun 8, 202610Good
Jun 1, 202610Good

The long view

The state has 82 tests on record for Cardinal Drive Beach over 4 years, starting July 2023. In the last 10 years, 3 tests of 82 (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 CARDINAL DRIVE BEACH (Volusia County, EPA beach ID ), at 29.27582, -81.03073. 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.