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Florida Tides & Weather

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Where are you fishing?

Gulf Coast

Sanibel / Punta Rassa

Times are local to this area. Tide station: Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay (8725391).

Checked Oct 1 · 7:41 AM EDT

Today forecast

86°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind: ESE 17 mph
Rain chance: 68%

Forecast temperature, not a live thermometer reading.

Next high tide

2.0 ft

Thu, Oct 1 · 6:23 PM EDT

Predicted height above the MLLW tide reference.

Next low tide

0.1 ft

Thu, Oct 1 · 11:15 AM EDT

Predicted height above the MLLW tide reference.

Upcoming tides

Tide	Local date and time	Height
Low	Thu, Oct 1 · 11:15 AM EDT	0.1 ft
High	Thu, Oct 1 · 6:23 PM EDT	2.0 ft
Low	Thu, Oct 1 · 9:48 PM EDT	1.8 ft
High	Fri, Oct 2 · 3:51 AM EDT	3.0 ft
Low	Fri, Oct 2 · 12:24 PM EDT	0.3 ft
High	Sat, Oct 3 · 4:53 AM EDT	2.8 ft
Low	Sat, Oct 3 · 1:44 PM EDT	0.4 ft
High	Sat, Oct 3 · 11:05 PM EDT	2.1 ft

Predictions are for the named station. Nearby beaches, rivers, and passes may have different times and heights.

Five-day weather outlook

Thu, Oct 186°F / 78°F

Today: 86°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wind: ESE 17 mph · Rain chance: 68%

Tonight: 78°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wind: ESE 15 mph · Rain chance: 61%

Fri, Oct 288°F / 78°F

Friday: 88°F

Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 8am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 88, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 99. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wind: ESE 9 to 14 mph · Rain chance: 43%

Friday Night: 78°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. East wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wind: E 9 to 13 mph · Rain chance: 57%

Sat, Oct 388°F / 78°F

Saturday: 88°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wind: ESE 8 to 13 mph · Rain chance: 72%

Saturday Night: 78°F

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wind: ESE 9 to 13 mph · Rain chance: 72%

Sun, Oct 488°F / 78°F

Sunday: 88°F

Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wind: SE 7 to 12 mph · Rain chance: 54%

Sunday Night: 78°F

Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wind: SE 8 mph · Rain chance: 54%

Mon, Oct 587°F / 78°F

Monday: 87°F

Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wind: S 9 mph · Rain chance: 41%

Monday Night: 78°F

Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.