Fort Myers tide times

Caloosahatchee River, FLCaloosahatchee RiverNOAA 8725520Tuesday, October 13 · EDTTue Oct 13Live gauge · 9 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Fort Myers the next low tide is at 1:10 PM (0.3 ft) and the next high tide is at 7:05 PM (1.0 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 2:00 PM. Spring tides peak tomorrow, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Right now
0.6 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
1:10 PM
In 55 min · 0.3 ft
Next high
7:05 PM
In 6 h 50 min · 1.0 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+0.2 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 0.2 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 12:154:53 AMHigh · 1.8 ft1:10 PMLow · 0.3 ft7:05 PMHigh · 1.0 ft11:17 PMLow · 0.8 ft
Tide chart for Fort Myers, today. High 1.8 ft at 4:53 AM, low 0.3 ft at 1:10 PM, high 1.0 ft at 7:05 PM, low 0.8 ft at 11:17 PM. Measured water level is 0.2 ft above the prediction.

Blue shows the NOAA prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High4:53 AM1.8 ft
  • Low1:10 PM0.3 ft
  • High7:05 PM1.0 ft
  • Low11:17 PM0.8 ft
Tide times for Fort Myers
TideTimeHeight
High4:53 AM1.8 ft
Low1:10 PM0.3 ft
High7:05 PM1.0 ft
Low11:17 PM0.8 ft
Water temp
84°F
Station sensor
Wind
NE 5 mph
Gusts to 8 mph
Sunrise
7:26 AM
First light 7:03
Sunset
7:02 PM
Last light 7:26
Moon
10%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
1.4 ft
Spring tides Wed

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    5:00 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (5:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 1:10 PM low. Second window 5:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    5:00 to 7:00 PM

    Mid tide from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. We don't track swell, so check a surf forecast too.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 7:00 to 12:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 7:00 AM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 13H4:53a1.8L1:10p0.3H7:05p1.0L11:17p0.81.4 spring tide
WedOct 14H5:18a1.8L2:00p0.3H8:11p1.0L11:49p0.81.4 spring tide
ThuOct 15H5:49a1.7L2:55p0.3H9:29p0.91.4 spring tide
FriOct 16L12:36a0.8H6:27a1.6L3:57p0.3H10:49p0.91.3
SatOct 17L1:47a0.9H7:13a1.5L5:03p0.3H11:50p1.01.2
SunOct 18L3:13a0.9H8:17a1.3L6:06p0.31.0
MonOct 19H12:33a1.0L4:36a0.8H9:56a1.2L6:57p0.30.9

Spring tides Tuesday to Thursday. Lows drop to 0.3 ft, the best low-water days this week. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8725520.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
26.648° N, 81.871° W
Time zone
Eastern, UTC−4
Station ID
NOAA 8725520

About the tides at Fort Myers

Tides here are mixed. On average the two daily highs differ by 0.5 ft, so check which low is the lower one before you head out. Water here rises and falls only about 0.9 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. That is smaller than most Florida stations on this site. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 1.3 ft. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 1.4 ft, comes tomorrow, and the smallest, 0.8 ft, on October 22. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 1.9 ft on October 28 and bottom out at −0.7 ft on February 2.

A live NOAA gauge measures the water here, and predictions are calculated from this station's own records. It also reports water temperature, wind and air pressure. It was established in 1965. The nearest other station is Cape Coral Bridge, 7 mi away, where high tide comes about 17 min earlier.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.