The latest test found low bacteria levels (35 or fewer per 100 mL).
Latest test
Nov 2, 2026 (3 days ago)
Enterococci
<10 per 100 mL
Past 12 months
16 of 19 tests Good, 2 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
Nov 2, 2026
<10
Good
Oct 26, 2026
<10
Good
Oct 19, 2026
<10
Good
Oct 12, 2026
31
Good
Oct 6, 2026
10
Good
Oct 5, 2026
197
Poor
Sep 28, 2026
<10
Good
Sep 21, 2026
<10
Good
Sep 14, 2026
20
Good
Sep 8, 2026
<10
Good
Aug 31, 2026
52
Moderate
Aug 24, 2026
<10
Good
Aug 17, 2026
<10
Good
Aug 10, 2026
10
Good
Aug 5, 2026
10
Good
Aug 3, 2026
96
Poor
The long view
The state has 616 tests on record for Grady Brown Park over 25 years, starting August 2002.
In the last 10 years, 13 tests of 126 (10%) came back Poor, above 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 GRADY BROWN PARK (Walton County, EPA beach ID FL461466), at 30.43092, -86.15478. 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.