Cape Romano Tides Today
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Cape Romano runs a mean tidal range of about 2.5 ft. This month the highest water, 4.1 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 3:55 AM | 3.7 ft |
| Low tide | 12:28 PM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 7:37 PM | 2.8 ft |
Today on the water at Cape Romano
Today at Cape Romano: high tide at 3:55 AM (3.7 ft) and 7:37 PM (2.8 ft), low tide at 12:28 PM (0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is mostly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 12 to 15 mph, 83°F. Wind that strong can hold water in or push it out, so the real tide may run above or below these predictions. Sunrise is at 7:33 AM and sunset at 6:46 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 12 to 15 mph | 83°F |
| Tonight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 13 to 17 mph | 75°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cape Romano is
Cape Romano sits at 25.8533° N, 81.6750° W on Florida's Gulf coast, about 3 mi south of Marco Island, FL. The station here is a subordinate tide prediction point. NOAA has no gauge in the water at this spot; its times and heights are published as offsets from a reference gauge, named below. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Naples, Naples Bay, north end (NOAA 8725114), 20.8 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 20 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Marco Island Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 9.8 mi away.
The tide at Cape Romano
Cape Romano has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 2.0 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.4 ft, and 2.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.6 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Florida's Gulf coast runs mixed tides: two unequal highs a day near Tampa Bay, trending toward one high a day along the Big Bend and the Panhandle.
About this station
- High tide reaches Cape Romano about 5.8 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- NOAA predicts tides here from Naples (outer coast), station 8725110. High tide comes about 43 min later and low tide about 64 min later than there.
- High tide heights run about 1.19 times the reference.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Cape Romano from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.4 ft above it and mean sea level 1.8 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Chokoloskee, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724947, established 1978, gauge removed 1980. The tide times and heights are published as time and height offsets from its reference gauge; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Cape Romano
- Coon Key: 3.8 mi, tides about 35 min later
- Marco Island, Caxambas Pass: 5.0 mi, tides about 33 min earlier
- Marco, Big Marco River: 8.8 mi, tides at about the same time
- McIlvaine Bay: 9.2 mi, tides about 63 min later
- Keewaydin island (inside): 13.2 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cape Romano this month: Oct 1, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Cape Romano this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Cape Romano, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 5:06–7:06 AM 5:31–7:31 PM | — 12:15–2:15 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:06–8:06 AM 6:31–8:31 PM | 11:02–1:02 AM 1:04–3:04 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:02–9:02 AM 7:27–9:27 PM | 12:10–2:10 AM 1:46–3:46 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:53–9:53 AM 8:18–10:18 PM | 1:16–3:16 AM 2:24–4:24 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:41–10:41 AM 9:06–11:06 PM | 2:18–4:18 AM 2:58–4:58 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:27–11:27 AM 9:52–11:52 PM | 3:17–5:17 AM 3:30–5:30 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:12–12:12 PM 10:37–12:37 AM | 4:15–6:15 AM 4:03–6:03 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8724947. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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