Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Sanibel, FL

October 4, 2023 2:08 AM EDT (06:08 UTC)
Sunrise 7:20AM Sunset 7:12PM Moonrise 10:11PM Moonset 11:48AM
GMZ856 Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20 Nm- 815 Pm Edt Tue Oct 3 2023
.small craft exercise caution...
Rest of tonight..Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Hazy.
Wednesday..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Hazy in the morning.
Wednesday night..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Thursday..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Thursday night..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday night..North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday..Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday night..North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday..North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.small craft exercise caution...
Rest of tonight..Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Hazy.
Wednesday..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Hazy in the morning.
Wednesday night..Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Thursday..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Thursday night..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday..Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Friday night..North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday..Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Saturday night..North winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday..North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 815 Pm Edt Tue Oct 3 2023
Synopsis.. High pressure north of the waters is favoring breezy northeast winds, continuing to run to exercise caution levels through late tonight. Wind speeds will improve Wednesday, but an easterly surge will bring windspeeds back up to cautionary levels Wednesday night. Winds will turn to northerly Friday through the weekend, with minimal rain chances. Otherwise, hazy conditions will limit visibilities to as low as 2 miles at times through the next couple of days.
Synopsis.. High pressure north of the waters is favoring breezy northeast winds, continuing to run to exercise caution levels through late tonight. Wind speeds will improve Wednesday, but an easterly surge will bring windspeeds back up to cautionary levels Wednesday night. Winds will turn to northerly Friday through the weekend, with minimal rain chances. Otherwise, hazy conditions will limit visibilities to as low as 2 miles at times through the next couple of days.

Area Discussion for - Tampa Bay, FL
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FXUS62 KTBW 032351 AFDTBW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 751 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2023
New UPDATE, AVIATION, MARINE
UPDATE
The main weather concern today has been the haze caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires reducing visibilities at times to less than 2 miles in some spots. Regional METAR observations and sky cameras have been showing an improvement in visibilities across the area during the last few hours, and HRRR Near-Surface Smoke model runs are showing that the smoke should continue to improve through Wednesday morning as the ridge to the north shifts to the east. However, those same HRRR runs are showing another mass of smoke over the western Atlantic advecting southwest to Florida, so additional rounds of haze could be a threat through the next few days.
The forecast looks on track, with limited rain chances overnight, and no significant forecast changes are planned for the evening update.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Hazy conditions have been improving over the last few hours, although some MVFR visibilities are lingering over southwest Florida, and some brief periods of MVFR conditions cannot be ruled out overnight further to the north as well. Haze will continue to be a threat through Wednesday, although changes in the wind pattern are giving some hope that vis restrictions will not be as bad on Wednesday. Otherwise, mainly rain free conditions are expected through the next 24 hours, with just a slight chance of showers in the forecast over the interior Wednesday afternoon.
MARINE
High pressure north of the waters is favoring breezy northeast winds, continuing to run to exercise caution levels through late tonight. Wind speeds will improve Wednesday, but an easterly surge will bring windspeeds back up to cautionary levels Wednesday night. Winds will turn to northerly Friday through the weekend, with minimal rain chances. Otherwise, hazy conditions will limit visibilities to as low as 2 miles at times through the next couple of days.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 72 89 73 91 / 0 10 0 0 FMY 72 90 73 90 / 0 10 0 0 GIF 72 87 71 90 / 0 20 0 0 SRQ 71 91 72 91 / 0 10 0 0 BKV 67 89 68 91 / 0 10 0 0 SPG 75 87 76 89 / 0 10 0 0
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 751 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2023
New UPDATE, AVIATION, MARINE
UPDATE
The main weather concern today has been the haze caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires reducing visibilities at times to less than 2 miles in some spots. Regional METAR observations and sky cameras have been showing an improvement in visibilities across the area during the last few hours, and HRRR Near-Surface Smoke model runs are showing that the smoke should continue to improve through Wednesday morning as the ridge to the north shifts to the east. However, those same HRRR runs are showing another mass of smoke over the western Atlantic advecting southwest to Florida, so additional rounds of haze could be a threat through the next few days.
The forecast looks on track, with limited rain chances overnight, and no significant forecast changes are planned for the evening update.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Hazy conditions have been improving over the last few hours, although some MVFR visibilities are lingering over southwest Florida, and some brief periods of MVFR conditions cannot be ruled out overnight further to the north as well. Haze will continue to be a threat through Wednesday, although changes in the wind pattern are giving some hope that vis restrictions will not be as bad on Wednesday. Otherwise, mainly rain free conditions are expected through the next 24 hours, with just a slight chance of showers in the forecast over the interior Wednesday afternoon.
MARINE
High pressure north of the waters is favoring breezy northeast winds, continuing to run to exercise caution levels through late tonight. Wind speeds will improve Wednesday, but an easterly surge will bring windspeeds back up to cautionary levels Wednesday night. Winds will turn to northerly Friday through the weekend, with minimal rain chances. Otherwise, hazy conditions will limit visibilities to as low as 2 miles at times through the next couple of days.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 72 89 73 91 / 0 10 0 0 FMY 72 90 73 90 / 0 10 0 0 GIF 72 87 71 90 / 0 20 0 0 SRQ 71 91 72 91 / 0 10 0 0 BKV 67 89 68 91 / 0 10 0 0 SPG 75 87 76 89 / 0 10 0 0
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
FMRF1 - 8725520 - Fort Myers, FL | 19 mi | 68 min | NE 8.9G | 76°F | 82°F | 29.94 | ||
RKXF1 - Rookery Bay Reserve, FL | 33 mi | 83 min | E 4.1 | 29.95 | ||||
VENF1 - Venice, FL | 48 mi | 68 min | NE 9.9G | 75°F | 83°F | 29.93 | 71°F |
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KFMY PAGE FIELD,FL | 16 sm | 15 min | NE 05 | 10 sm | Clear | 73°F | 72°F | 94% | 29.91 | |
KRSW SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL,FL | 19 sm | 15 min | NNE 07 | 10 sm | Clear | 73°F | 72°F | 94% | 29.91 |
Wind History from FMY
(wind in knots)Tide / Current for Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay Entrance, Florida
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Point Ybel
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Tue -- 02:29 AM EDT 3.00 feet High Tide
Tue -- 07:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Tue -- 10:35 AM EDT 0.02 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:45 AM EDT Moonset
Tue -- 05:53 PM EDT 1.75 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:43 PM EDT 1.74 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:12 PM EDT Sunset
Tue -- 10:21 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 02:29 AM EDT 3.00 feet High Tide
Tue -- 07:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Tue -- 10:35 AM EDT 0.02 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 11:45 AM EDT Moonset
Tue -- 05:53 PM EDT 1.75 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:43 PM EDT 1.74 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 07:12 PM EDT Sunset
Tue -- 10:21 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay Entrance, Florida, Tide feet
12 am |
2.4 |
1 am |
2.8 |
2 am |
3 |
3 am |
3 |
4 am |
2.7 |
5 am |
2.3 |
6 am |
1.7 |
7 am |
1.2 |
8 am |
0.7 |
9 am |
0.3 |
10 am |
0.1 |
11 am |
0 |
12 pm |
0.2 |
1 pm |
0.6 |
2 pm |
1 |
3 pm |
1.4 |
4 pm |
1.6 |
5 pm |
1.7 |
6 pm |
1.7 |
7 pm |
1.7 |
8 pm |
1.8 |
9 pm |
1.8 |
10 pm |
1.9 |
11 pm |
2.1 |
Point Ybel (0.4 Mi. NW of)
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Tue -- 01:03 AM EDT 1.10 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 03:47 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 07:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Tue -- 08:17 AM EDT -1.44 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 11:45 AM EDT Moonset
Tue -- 11:57 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 02:44 PM EDT 0.98 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 07:12 PM EDT Sunset
Tue -- 09:27 PM EDT 0.06 knots Min Flood
Tue -- 10:20 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 01:03 AM EDT 1.10 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 03:47 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 07:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Tue -- 08:17 AM EDT -1.44 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 11:45 AM EDT Moonset
Tue -- 11:57 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 02:44 PM EDT 0.98 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 07:12 PM EDT Sunset
Tue -- 09:27 PM EDT 0.06 knots Min Flood
Tue -- 10:20 PM EDT Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Point Ybel (0.4 Mi. NW of), Florida Current, knots
12 am |
0.9 |
1 am |
1.1 |
2 am |
0.9 |
3 am |
0.5 |
4 am |
-0.1 |
5 am |
-0.7 |
6 am |
-1.1 |
7 am |
-1.3 |
8 am |
-1.4 |
9 am |
-1.4 |
10 am |
-1.1 |
11 am |
-0.6 |
12 pm |
0 |
1 pm |
0.6 |
2 pm |
0.9 |
3 pm |
1 |
4 pm |
0.8 |
5 pm |
0.7 |
6 pm |
0.5 |
7 pm |
0.4 |
8 pm |
0.2 |
9 pm |
0.1 |
10 pm |
0.1 |
11 pm |
0.3 |
Tampa Bay Area, FL,

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