Hendry Creek, Estero Bay Tides Today
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Hendry Creek, Estero Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 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 | 6:19 AM | 2.6 ft |
| Low tide | 2:13 PM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 8:31 PM | 1.4 ft |
Today on the water at Hendry Creek, Estero Bay
Today at Hendry Creek, Estero Bay: high tide at 6:19 AM (2.6 ft) and 8:31 PM (1.4 ft), low tide at 2:13 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms with ENE winds 9 to 14 mph, 86°F. Sunrise is at 7:35 AM and sunset at 6:46 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 9 to 14 mph | 86°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy | ENE 8 to 14 mph | 73°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Hendry Creek, Estero Bay is
Hendry Creek, Estero Bay sits at 26.4700° N, 81.8767° W on Florida's Gulf coast, about 1 mi northwest of Estero, FL, in Lee County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1970 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), 9.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 99 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Fort Myers, Southwest Florida International Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 7.9 mi away.
The tide at Hendry Creek, Estero Bay
Hendry Creek, 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 2.1 ft, and 1.5 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 0.3 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 Hendry Creek, Estero Bay about 6.6 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 Hendry Creek, Estero Bay from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.1 ft above it and mean sea level 1.0 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Naples, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725377, established 1970, 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 Hendry Creek, Estero Bay
- Estero River: 3.0 mi, tides about 48 min earlier
- Estero Island, Estero Bay: 3.4 mi, tides about 59 min earlier
- Little Hickory Island: 8.2 mi, tides about 73 min earlier
- Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay: 8.5 mi, tides about 94 min earlier
- Fort Myers: 12.3 mi, tides about 103 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Hendry Creek, Estero Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, 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 Hendry Creek, Estero Bay 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 Hendry Creek, 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 | 11:01–1:01 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 | 1:16–3:16 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 8725377. 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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