Fort Myers Tides Today
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Fort Myers runs a mean tidal range of about 0.8 ft. This month the highest water, 1.9 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, 0.1 ft, on the afternoon of Oct 28.
| Low tide | 12:46 AM | 0.8 ft |
| High tide | 7:05 AM | 1.6 ft |
| Low tide | 4:42 PM | 0.2 ft |
| High tide | 11:09 PM | 0.9 ft |
Today on the water at Fort Myers
Today at Fort Myers: high tide at 7:05 AM (1.6 ft) and 11:09 PM (0.9 ft), low tide at 12:46 AM (0.8 ft) and 4:42 PM (0.2 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with ENE winds 10 to 14 mph, 86°F. The water at the gauge reads 78°F. 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 | ENE 10 to 14 mph | 86°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 9 to 14 mph | 74°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Fort Myers is
Fort Myers sits at 26.6478° N, 81.8711° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Fort Myers, FL, in Lee County. The station here is a live gauge in NOAA's National Water Level Observation Network, the reference network the rest of the coast's tide predictions are tied to. It has been in NOAA's records since 1965.
The tide at Fort Myers
Fort Myers 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 1.3 ft, and 0.9 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 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 Fort Myers about 8.9 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
- Highest water on record: 8.6 ft on Sep 29, 2022.
- Lowest on record: -2.9 ft on Sep 8, 1965.
- The National Weather Service counts 3.3 ft as minor flooding here, 4.8 ft as moderate and 6.3 ft as major.
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 Fort Myers from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.3 ft above it and mean sea level 0.6 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.0 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725520, a National Water Level Observation Network gauge, established 1965. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Fort Myers
- Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge): 12.2 mi, tides about 105 min earlier
- Hendry Creek, Estero Bay: 12.3 mi, tides about 103 min earlier
- Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay: 14.1 mi, tides about 196 min earlier
- Estero Island, Estero Bay: 14.8 mi, tides about 163 min earlier
- Estero River: 15.1 mi, tides about 148 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fort Myers this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, 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.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Fort Myers, 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 | 11:01–1:01 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 | 1:15–3:15 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 8725520. 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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