Updated 2026-07-13
Texas beach water quality
Texas has 169 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 66 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 14 earn an A for consistently clean water, while 2 grade an F for frequently exceeding the safe-swimming limit. Full ranking below.
A 14
B 22
C 17
D 11
F 2
| Grade | Beach | County | % over limit | Samples | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Access Point #6 | Cameron | 0% | 272 | Excellent |
| A | Access Point #4 | Cameron | 0% | 234 | Excellent |
| A | South Padre Island -North | Cameron | 0% | 233 | Excellent |
| A | City Of South Padre Island | Cameron | 0.2% | 1,788 | Excellent |
| A | Andy Bowie Park | Cameron | 0.2% | 1,012 | Excellent |
| A | Access Point #3 | Cameron | 0.2% | 506 | Excellent |
| A | Park Road 100 Bay Access #2 | Cameron | 0.4% | 274 | Excellent |
| A | Atwood Park | Cameron | 0.8% | 510 | Excellent |
| A | Boca Chica State Park | Cameron | 1.1% | 1,488 | Excellent |
| A | Isla Blanca Park | Cameron | 1.6% | 367 | Excellent |
| A | McFaddin Nwr | Jefferson | 2% | 2,785 | Excellent |
| A | Swan Lake | Brazoria | 2.3% | 257 | Excellent |
| A | Mustang Island State Park | Nueces | 2.4% | 1,011 | Excellent |
| A | County Road 257f | Brazoria | 2.9% | 514 | Excellent |
| B | Seidler's Landing | Brazoria | 3.3% | 511 | Good |
| B | Surfside | Brazoria | 3.5% | 1,026 | Good |
| B | North Beach - South End | Nueces | 3.5% | 483 | Good |
| B | JFK Causeway - SW | Nueces | 3.6% | 249 | Good |
| B | Rollover Pass West | Galveston | 4% | 253 | Good |
| B | Indian Point Park | San Patricio | 4.1% | 73 | Good |
| B | Appfel Park | Galveston | 4.4% | 498 | Good |
| B | Jetty Park | Matagorda | 4.7% | 1,086 | Good |
| B | Galveston Island State Park | Galveston | 5% | 804 | Good |
| B | North Padre Island | Kleberg | 5.3% | 1,029 | Good |
| B | Jp Luby Park | Nueces | 5.5% | 1,017 | Good |
| B | San Luis Pass | Galveston | 5.5% | 765 | Good |
| B | Rollover Pass East | Galveston | 5.8% | 778 | Good |
| B | Jamaica Beach | Galveston | 6% | 504 | Good |
| B | 45th St. | Galveston | 6.1% | 1,286 | Good |
| B | O'neil Rd. | Galveston | 6.1% | 264 | Good |
| B | Indian Beach | Galveston | 6.2% | 260 | Good |
| B | Gulf Shores | Galveston | 6.5% | 784 | Good |
| B | Lighthouse Lake | Nueces | 6.5% | 246 | Good |
| B | San Luis Park | Brazoria | 6.7% | 253 | Good |
| B | 61st St. | Galveston | 6.8% | 1,746 | Good |
| B | Clara St. | Galveston | 7% | 775 | Good |
| C | Stewart Beach | Galveston | 7.3% | 778 | Fair |
| C | Pirates Beach | Galveston | 7.4% | 773 | Fair |
| C | Spanish Grant/Bermuda Beach | Galveston | 7.4% | 497 | Fair |
| C | Padre Bali Park | Nueces | 8% | 1,506 | Fair |
| C | Quintana | Brazoria | 8.4% | 1,349 | Fair |
| C | Rockport Beach Park | Aransas | 8.4% | 996 | Fair |
| C | 25th St. | Galveston | 8.8% | 557 | Fair |
| C | Sargent Beach | Matagorda | 9.1% | 275 | Fair |
| C | West End | Galveston | 9.3% | 269 | Fair |
| C | Corpus Christi Marina | Nueces | 9.8% | 521 | Fair |
| C | Holiday | Galveston | 10.1% | 257 | Fair |
| C | Frank Carmona Beach | Galveston | 10.2% | 264 | Fair |
| C | North Beach - Main | Nueces | 10.7% | 533 | Fair |
| C | Nueces Bay Causeway #3 | San Patricio | 10.9% | 265 | Fair |
| C | Port Aransas - South | Nueces | 11.3% | 1,010 | Fair |
| C | Packery Channel Park | Nueces | 11.6% | 232 | Fair |
| C | Dellanera Park | Galveston | 11.7% | 554 | Fair |
| D | Port Aransas Park | Nueces | 12.1% | 496 | Poor |
| D | Rettilon Road | Galveston | 15.1% | 548 | Poor |
| D | Galveston Island State Park Backside | Galveston | 15.1% | 259 | Poor |
| D | University Beach | Nueces | 16.6% | 265 | Poor |
| D | McGee Beach | Nueces | 17.9% | 548 | Poor |
| D | Bryan Beach | Brazoria | 18.1% | 587 | Poor |
| D | Emerald Beach | Nueces | 18.7% | 823 | Poor |
| D | Texas City Dike | Galveston | 20.1% | 289 | Poor |
| D | Sylvan Beach Park | Harris | 22.4% | 615 | Poor |
| D | Poenisch Park | Nueces | 23.6% | 284 | Poor |
| D | South Bay Boat Ramp | Matagorda | 23.7% | 659 | Poor |
| F | Cole Park | Nueces | 37.6% | 988 | Failing |
| F | Ropes Park | Nueces | 38.6% | 360 | Failing |
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