Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) Tides Today
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Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.6 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 29.
| High tide | 5:01 AM | 2.3 ft |
| Low tide | 2:37 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge)
Today at Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge): high tide at 5:01 AM (2.3 ft), low tide at 2:37 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 10 to 14 mph, 85°F. 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 10 to 14 mph | 85°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy | ENE 9 to 14 mph | 74°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) is
Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) sits at 26.6317° N, 82.0683° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Matlacha, FL. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1965 until 2022, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Captiva Island, FL (a Hohonu community gauge), 10.7 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 77 min later than there.
The tide at Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge)
Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) 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 1.7 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.8 ft, and 1.2 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 0.3 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.
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 Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.8 ft above it and mean sea level 1.0 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.5 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 Fort Myers, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725506, established 1965, gauge removed 2022. 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 Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge)
- Pineland, Pine Island: 5.7 mi, tides about 12 min earlier
- Bokeelia, Charlotte Harbor: 7.8 mi, tides about 36 min earlier
- North Captiva Island: 9.4 mi, tides about 101 min earlier
- St. James City, Pine Island: 9.7 mi, tides about 71 min earlier
- Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay: 10.5 mi, tides about 94 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 12, Oct 13, 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 Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) this month: 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 Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge), 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 | 11:02–1:02 AM 1:07–3:07 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 | 1:16–3:16 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 | 4:17–6:17 AM 4:04–6:04 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725506. 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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