Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end) Tides Today
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Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end) 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 | 4:00 AM | 2.5 ft |
| Low tide | 12:36 PM | -0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end)
Today at Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end): high tide at 4:00 AM (2.5 ft), low tide at 12:36 PM (-0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for today is partly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms with ENE winds 13 to 17 mph, 83°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 | ENE 13 to 17 mph | 83°F |
| Tonight | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | ENE 18 mph | 74°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end) is
Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end) sits at 26.5500° N, 82.1967° W on Florida's Gulf coast, at Captiva, FL, in Lee County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1965 until 2024, 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), 2.1 mi away, and the tide here runs on nearly the same clock. The nearest weather station is Fort Myers, Page Field, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 20.8 mi away.
The tide at Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end)
Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end) 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 1.5 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.1 ft, and 1.4 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.
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 Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.1 ft above it and mean sea level 1.2 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.8 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 Port Manatee, FL gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8725441, established 1965, gauge removed 2024. 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 Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end)
- Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound: 2.0 mi, tides about 32 min later
- North Captiva Island: 4.0 mi, tides about 19 min earlier
- Captiva Island (outside): 5.0 mi, tides about 62 min earlier
- Pineland, Pine Island: 8.0 mi, tides about 68 min later
- St. James City, Pine Island: 8.2 mi, tides about 10 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end) 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 Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end) 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 Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end), 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 1:50–3:50 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 8725441. 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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