Estero Island, Estero Bay Tides Today
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Estero Island, Estero Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 1.7 ft. This month the highest water, 3.2 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.3 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| High tide | 4:36 AM | 3.0 ft |
| Low tide | 12:48 PM | 0.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:00 PM | 2.0 ft |
Today on the water at Estero Island, Estero Bay
Today at Estero Island, Estero Bay: high tide at 4:36 AM (3.0 ft) and 8:00 PM (2.0 ft), low tide at 12:48 PM (0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 12 to 15 mph, 86°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 7:35 AM and sunset at 6:46 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 12 to 15 mph | 86°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy | ENE 10 to 14 mph | 74°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Estero Island, Estero Bay is
Estero Island, Estero Bay sits at 26.4383° N, 81.9183° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Fort Myers Beach, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1973 until 1973, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Sanibel (a Hohonu community gauge), 7.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 37 min later than there.
The tide at Estero Island, Estero Bay
Estero Island, Estero Bay 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 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.5 ft, and 1.8 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.3 ft and the lower low sits 0.5 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 Estero Island, Estero Bay about 5.9 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
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 Estero Island, Estero Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.5 ft above it and mean sea level 1.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 2.1 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Naples, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725351, established 1973, gauge removed 1973. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Estero Island, Estero Bay
- Hendry Creek, Estero Bay: 3.4 mi, tides about 59 min later
- Estero River: 3.9 mi, tides about 17 min later
- Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay: 6.8 mi, tides about 33 min earlier
- Little Hickory Island: 7.1 mi, tides about 14 min earlier
- Tarpon Bay, Sanibel Island: 10.1 mi, tides at about the same time
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Estero Island, Estero Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, 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 Estero Island, Estero Bay 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 Estero Island, Estero Bay, 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 🌖 | 5:07–7:07 AM 5:32–7:32 PM | — 12:18–2:18 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:07–8:07 AM 6:32–8:32 PM | 11:02–1:02 AM 1:06–3:06 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:03–9:03 AM 7:28–9:28 PM | 12:10–2:10 AM 1:48–3:48 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:54–9:54 AM 8:19–10:19 PM | 1:16–3:16 AM 2:25–4:25 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:42–10:42 AM 9:07–11:07 PM | 2:18–4:18 AM 2:59–4:59 PM | 60 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:28–11:28 AM 9:53–11:53 PM | 3:18–5:18 AM 3:31–5:31 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:13–12:13 PM 10:38–12:38 AM | 4:17–6:17 AM 4:03–6:03 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725351. 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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