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Captiva Island Tides Today

Pine Island Sound · Lee County, FL · NOAA 8725417

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
This Afternoon79°NW 3 to 13 mph · Sunny
5:48 AM0.4 ft11:52 AM1.7 ft5:20 PM1.0 ft10:53 PM2.2 ft
  1. Low5:48AM0.4 ft
  2. High11:52AM1.7 ft
  3. Low5:20PM1.0 ft
  4. High10:53PM2.2 ft

Local Eastern time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The low tide at 5:48 AM lands near sunrise, and tide strength is about average.

Best Windows Today

  • 4:48 to 6:48 AMaround low tide
  • 10:52 AM to 12:52 PMaround high tide
  • 4:20 to 6:20 PMaround low tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:43 to 4:43 AMmoonrise
  • Major9:08 to 11:08 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:28 to 4:28 PMmoonset
  • Major9:30 to 11:30 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Florida fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Weather and Wind

  • This AfternoonHigh 79°Sunny 1% rainNW 3 to 13 mph
  • TonightLow 74°Mostly clear 2% rainNNW 8 to 14 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 78°Sunny 1% rainNNW 7 to 14 mph

Boating Forecast

Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound · issued Fri 12:12 PM

Rest Of Today
Northwest winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots late. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Tonight
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good12:48 PM 1.7 ft11:10 PM 2.3 ft6:30 AM 0.1 ft5:44 PM 1.2 ft
SundayNov 8Good1:41 PM 1.6 ft11:31 PM 2.4 ft7:09 AM 0.0 ft6:03 PM 1.3 ft
MondayNov 9Good2:36 PM 1.5 ft11:55 PM 2.4 ft7:46 AM -0.1 ft6:17 PM 1.4 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good3:35 PM 1.5 ft8:23 AM -0.1 ft6:24 PM 1.4 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair12:22 AM 2.4 ft9:01 AM -0.1 ft
ThursdayNov 12Fair12:53 AM 2.4 ft9:42 AM -0.1 ft
FridayNov 13Fair1:30 AM 2.3 ft10:27 AM 0.0 ft

About the Tides at Captiva Island

Captiva Island gets two high tides and two low tides most days, and they are not a matched pair. One high or one low each day is clearly bigger than the other. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 2.0 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Wednesday, November 11, when the water moves about 2.5 feet. The lowest water is -0.1 ft on Wednesday, November 11 at 9:01 AM, and the highest is 2.4 ft on Wednesday, November 11 at 12:22 AM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at St. Petersburg, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8725417, Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound, timed from its reference station St. Petersburg (8726520). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.