Updated 2026-07-13
U.S. Virgin Islands beach water quality
U.S. Virgin Islands has 44 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 42 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 19 earn an A for consistently clean water. Full ranking below.
A 19
B 13
C 6
D 4
F 0
| Grade | Beach | County | % over limit | Samples | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Hull Bay | St. Thomas Island | 0% | 97 | Excellent |
| A | Klein Bay | St. John Island | 0% | 67 | Excellent |
| A | Limetree Beach | St. Thomas Island | 0% | 29 | Excellent |
| A | Davis Bay | St. Croix Island | 0% | 23 | Excellent |
| A | Chocolate Hole | St. Thomas Island | 0% | 22 | Excellent |
| A | Johnson Bay | St. John Island | 1.1% | 179 | Excellent |
| A | Teague Bay (Reef Beach) | St. Croix Island | 1.1% | 92 | Excellent |
| A | Halfpenny Beach | St. Croix Island | 1.7% | 296 | Excellent |
| A | Cramers Park Beach | St. Croix Island | 2% | 49 | Excellent |
| A | Cane Bay Beach | St. Croix Island | 2.2% | 45 | Excellent |
| A | Honeymoon Beach | St. Thomas Island | 2.4% | 84 | Excellent |
| A | Chenay Bay Beach | St. Croix Island | 2.4% | 41 | Excellent |
| A | Sapphire Beach | St. Thomas Island | 2.5% | 79 | Excellent |
| A | Secret Harbor | St. Thomas Island | 2.6% | 192 | Excellent |
| A | Buccaneer Beach | St. Croix Island | 2.7% | 37 | Excellent |
| A | Bolongo Bay | St. Thomas Island | 2.8% | 109 | Excellent |
| A | Lindbergh Bay | St. Thomas Island | 2.9% | 272 | Excellent |
| A | Sprat Hall | St. Croix Island | 2.9% | 35 | Excellent |
| A | Princess Condo Row | St. Croix Island | 3% | 101 | Excellent |
| B | F'sted Public Beach | St. Croix Island | 3.4% | 59 | Good |
| B | Protestant Cay | St. Croix Island | 3.5% | 173 | Good |
| B | Brewer's Bay | St. Thomas Island | 3.7% | 215 | Good |
| B | Vessup Bay | St. Thomas Island | 3.7% | 81 | Good |
| B | Oppenheimer | St. John Island | 3.8% | 131 | Good |
| B | Grapetree Bay Beach | St. Croix Island | 3.8% | 52 | Good |
| B | Lindquist Beach | St. Thomas Island | 4.3% | 46 | Good |
| B | Dorsch Beach | St. Croix Island | 4.4% | 91 | Good |
| B | Magens Bay | St. Thomas Island | 4.7% | 170 | Good |
| B | Morningstar Beach | St. Thomas Island | 5.2% | 230 | Good |
| B | New Ft. Louise Augusta | St. Croix Island | 5.4% | 202 | Good |
| B | Water Bay | St. Thomas Island | 5.4% | 166 | Good |
| B | Frenchman's Beach | St. Thomas Island | 5.6% | 36 | Good |
| C | Bluebeards Beach | St. Thomas Island | 7% | 100 | Fair |
| C | Coki Point | St. Thomas Island | 7.7% | 78 | Fair |
| C | Shoy's Beach | St. Croix Island | 8.1% | 62 | Fair |
| C | Stony Ground | St. Croix Island | 8.3% | 36 | Fair |
| C | Pelican Cove (Comorant) | St. Croix Island | 9.5% | 84 | Fair |
| C | Cruz Bay | St. John Island | 11.5% | 174 | Fair |
| D | Columbus Landing | St. Croix Island | 15.5% | 71 | Poor |
| D | Frank Bay | St. John Island | 17.6% | 51 | Poor |
| D | Rainbow (Prosperity) | St. Croix Island | 18.5% | 27 | Poor |
| D | Great Cruz Bay | St. John Island | 18.7% | 75 | Poor |
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