Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Sanibel, FL
 | Sunrise 7:26 AM Sunset 7:01 PM Moonrise 9:14 AM Moonset 7:50 PM |
Marine Forecasts
NOTE: Zones updated 4/16/2026. Some zones changed. Use Edit if needed.
GMZ856 Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Englewood Fl Out 20 Nm- 317 Pm Edt Tue Oct 13 2026
Tonight - Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Wednesday - Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 3 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Wednesday night - East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 3 seconds and north 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy.
Thursday - East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers with isolated Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday night - East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave detail: east 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers. Scattered Thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Friday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and Thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers. Scattered Thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Saturday - Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered Thunderstorms. Scattered showers in the morning, then numerous showers in the afternoon.
Saturday night - Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Bay and inland waters very rough. Numerous showers and scattered Thunderstorms in the evening, then scattered showers with isolated Thunderstorms after midnight.
Sunday - Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Bay and inland waters very rough. Isolated showers in the morning, then numerous showers with isolated Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 317 Pm Edt Tue Oct 13 2026
Synopsis - High pressure will remain over the waters through Wednesday, keeping northeast winds 15 knots or below. Wind speeds will increase near cautionary levels for Wednesday night before returning below headlines through the rest of the week. A cold front will then move across the area Friday night into Saturday with winds becoming more northeasterly and increasing to advisory and possibly gale force for the weekend. Shower and storm chances will also increase starting Thursday mainly for the central and southern waters and continue each day through the weekend.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Sanibel, FL
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| Point Ybel Click for Map Tue -- 01:20 AM EDT 2.87 feet High Tide Tue -- 07:26 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 09:15 AM EDT -0.03 feet Low Tide Tue -- 10:13 AM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 04:03 PM EDT 1.83 feet High Tide Tue -- 07:01 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 07:05 PM EDT 1.74 feet Low Tide Tue -- 08:49 PM EDT Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay entrance, Florida, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 2.7 |
| 1 am |
| 2.9 |
| 2 am |
| 2.8 |
| 3 am |
| 2.5 |
| 4 am |
| 2.1 |
| 5 am |
| 1.5 |
| 6 am |
| 1 |
| 7 am |
| 0.5 |
| 8 am |
| 0.1 |
| 9 am |
| -0 |
| 10 am |
| 0 |
| 11 am |
| 0.3 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 10 pm |
| 2 |
| 11 pm |
| 2.3 |
| Point Ybel Click for Map Flood direction 255 true Ebb direction 80 true Tue -- 03:34 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 07:26 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 07:32 AM EDT -1.42 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 10:13 AM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 10:33 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 01:29 PM EDT 1.15 knots Max Flood Tue -- 06:43 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 07:01 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 08:28 PM EDT -0.18 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 08:49 PM EDT Moonset Tue -- 08:57 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Point Ybel, 0.4 mi northwest of, Florida Current, knots
| 12 am |
| 1 |
| 1 am |
| 0.9 |
| 2 am |
| 0.6 |
| 3 am |
| 0.3 |
| 4 am |
| -0.2 |
| 5 am |
| -0.7 |
| 6 am |
| -1.2 |
| 7 am |
| -1.4 |
| 8 am |
| -1.4 |
| 9 am |
| -1 |
| 10 am |
| -0.4 |
| 11 am |
| 0.3 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 1 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 7 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 8 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 9 pm |
| 0 |
| 10 pm |
| 0.4 |
| 11 pm |
| 0.7 |
FXUS62 KTBW 131744 AFDTBW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 144 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- Pleasant weather with rain-free conditions and lower humidity expected through midweek.
- Moisture increases late in the week leading to scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 141 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
Strong high pressure will remain over the Southeast through Wednesday bringing drier air and seasonable temperatures across the state.
The upper level ridge will start to shift into the Atlantic as we get into our Thursday. As it does so we will see our flow switch more southeasterly. This will help to increase our moisture and bring shower and thunderstorm chances back into the forecast for the end of the week.
Our next front looks to head towards the state during the weekend.
Once again it will stall across Florida bringing cloudy conditions and scattered showers to the south of the front with drier and cooler conditions north of it. Long range models agree with this generally solution but dont agree on where exactly it stalls. EURO has the front stalling along the I-4 corridor while the GFS keep the front in north Florida. Right now we will lean closer the EURO keeping drier and slightly cooler conditions north of I-4 with warmer and wetter conditions south.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 141 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
VFR conditions through the period with winds generally below 10 knots.
MARINE
Issued at 141 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
High pressure will be present through Wednesday brining dry conditions and winds out of the northeast around 5 to 15 knots.
High pressure moves off into the Atlantic on Thursday and Friday shifting winds more southeasterly still around 5 to 15 knots.
Scattered showers and storms will return too. A cold front looks to stall across the state on Saturday. Winds will stay easterly but will increase rapidly throughout the day. By Saturday evening we will see sustained winds between 20 to 30 knots.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 141 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
Drier conditions will remain over the state through Wednesday. After that winds will shift more southerly bringing some tropical moisture back and the return of afternoon and evening storms.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 87 71 87 72 / 0 0 0 0 FMY 88 72 89 74 / 0 0 0 0 GIF 89 70 89 71 / 0 0 10 0 SRQ 88 71 88 72 / 0 0 0 0 BKV 88 65 89 67 / 0 0 0 0 SPG 87 73 87 74 / 0 0 0 0
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 144 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER
KEY MESSAGES
- Pleasant weather with rain-free conditions and lower humidity expected through midweek.
- Moisture increases late in the week leading to scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 141 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
Strong high pressure will remain over the Southeast through Wednesday bringing drier air and seasonable temperatures across the state.
The upper level ridge will start to shift into the Atlantic as we get into our Thursday. As it does so we will see our flow switch more southeasterly. This will help to increase our moisture and bring shower and thunderstorm chances back into the forecast for the end of the week.
Our next front looks to head towards the state during the weekend.
Once again it will stall across Florida bringing cloudy conditions and scattered showers to the south of the front with drier and cooler conditions north of it. Long range models agree with this generally solution but dont agree on where exactly it stalls. EURO has the front stalling along the I-4 corridor while the GFS keep the front in north Florida. Right now we will lean closer the EURO keeping drier and slightly cooler conditions north of I-4 with warmer and wetter conditions south.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 141 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
VFR conditions through the period with winds generally below 10 knots.
MARINE
Issued at 141 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
High pressure will be present through Wednesday brining dry conditions and winds out of the northeast around 5 to 15 knots.
High pressure moves off into the Atlantic on Thursday and Friday shifting winds more southeasterly still around 5 to 15 knots.
Scattered showers and storms will return too. A cold front looks to stall across the state on Saturday. Winds will stay easterly but will increase rapidly throughout the day. By Saturday evening we will see sustained winds between 20 to 30 knots.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 141 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026
Drier conditions will remain over the state through Wednesday. After that winds will shift more southerly bringing some tropical moisture back and the return of afternoon and evening storms.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 87 71 87 72 / 0 0 0 0 FMY 88 72 89 74 / 0 0 0 0 GIF 89 70 89 71 / 0 0 10 0 SRQ 88 71 88 72 / 0 0 0 0 BKV 88 65 89 67 / 0 0 0 0 SPG 87 73 87 74 / 0 0 0 0
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| FMRF1 - 8725520 - Fort Myers, FL | 19 mi | 52 min | ENE 4.1G | 85°F | 85°F | 30.01 | ||
| RKXF1 - Rookery Bay Reserve, FL | 33 mi | 46 min | E 5.1 | 89°F | 30.01 | 67°F | ||
| VENF1 - Venice, FL | 48 mi | 36 min | NE 6G | 86°F | 29.98 | 65°F |
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