Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound Tides Today
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Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.7 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 4:09 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 1:30 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound
Today at Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound: high tide at 4:09 AM (2.5 ft), low tide at 1:30 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 14 to 17 mph, 82°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 7:36 AM and sunset at 6:47 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 14 to 17 mph | 82°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 20 mph | 74°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound is
Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound sits at 26.5217° N, 82.1883° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Captiva, 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 Captiva Island, FL (a Hohonu community gauge), 0.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 29 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Fort Myers, Page Field, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 20.6 mi away.
The tide at Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound
Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.6 high tides a day here. 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
- NOAA predicts tides here from St. Petersburg, station 8726520. High tide comes about 46 min earlier and low tide about 20 min earlier than there.
- High tide heights run about 0.91 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 publishes no datums for this point. Its predictions are offsets from St. Petersburg and are referenced to MLLW there. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725417. 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 Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound
- Captiva Island (outside): 3.0 mi, tides about 94 min earlier
- North Captiva Island: 6.0 mi, tides about 50 min earlier
- St. James City, Pine Island: 6.9 mi, tides about 23 min earlier
- Tarpon Bay, Sanibel Island: 8.5 mi, tides about 11 min earlier
- Pineland, Pine Island: 9.8 mi, tides about 36 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound, 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 🌖 | 5:08–7:08 AM 5:33–7:33 PM | — 12:19–2:19 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:08–8:08 AM 6:33–8:33 PM | 11:03–1:03 AM 1:08–3:08 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:04–9:04 AM 7:29–9:29 PM | 12:11–2:11 AM 1:49–3:49 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:55–9:55 AM 8:20–10:20 PM | 1:17–3:17 AM 2:26–4:26 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:43–10:43 AM 9:08–11:08 PM | 2:19–4:19 AM 3:00–5:00 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:29–11:29 AM 9:54–11:54 PM | 3:19–5:19 AM 3:32–5:32 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:14–12:14 PM 10:39–12:39 AM | 4:18–6:18 AM 4:04–6:04 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725417. 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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