The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).
Latest test
Oct 26, 2026 (10 days ago)
Enterococci
<10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
18 of 19 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 26, 2026
<10
Good
Oct 12, 2026
10
Good
Sep 28, 2026
20
Good
Sep 14, 2026
10
Good
Aug 31, 2026
<10
Good
Aug 17, 2026
10
Good
Aug 3, 2026
<10
Good
Jul 20, 2026
<10
Good
Jul 7, 2026
<10
Good
Jun 22, 2026
<10
Good
Jun 8, 2026
<10
Good
Jun 1, 2026
<10
Good
May 26, 2026
84
Poor
May 11, 2026
<10
Good
Apr 27, 2026
<10
Good
Apr 13, 2026
<10
Good
The long view
The state has 958 tests on record for Dune Allen Beach over 27 years, starting August 2000.
In the last 10 years, 12 tests of 239 (5%) 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.
Sampling site DUNE ALLEN BEACH (Walton County, EPA beach ID FL645810), at 30.35196, -86.25149. 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.