Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Fort Myers Beach, FL
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Marine Forecasts
NOTE: Zones updated 4/16/2026. Some zones changed. Use Edit if needed.
GMZ836 Charlotte Harbor And Pine Island Sound- 803 Pm Edt Tue Jun 23 2026
Tonight - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Wednesday - Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Wednesday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Thursday - South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday night - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Friday - Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and Thunderstorms.
Saturday - East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Saturday night - North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Sunday - East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near Thunderstorms.
GMZ800 Synopsis For The Coastal Waters From Bonita Beach To Suwannee River- 803 Pm Edt Tue Jun 23 2026
Synopsis - Winds will remain out of the west through Thursday around 5 to 10 knots. Winds will start to shift as we end our work week into the weekend but staying around 5 to 10 knots. Winds will be out of the south on Friday and out of the east on Saturday.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Fort Myers Beach, FL

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| Matanzas Pass (fixed bridge) Estero Island Click for Map Tue -- 01:35 AM EDT 1.06 feet Low Tide Tue -- 01:59 AM EDT Moonset Tue -- 06:36 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 08:36 AM EDT 2.49 feet High Tide Tue -- 03:10 PM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 03:40 PM EDT 0.58 feet Low Tide Tue -- 08:24 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 10:34 PM EDT 1.65 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Matanzas Pass (fixed bridge) Estero Island, Florida, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1.3 |
| 1 am |
| 1.1 |
| 2 am |
| 1.1 |
| 3 am |
| 1.2 |
| 4 am |
| 1.4 |
| 5 am |
| 1.7 |
| 6 am |
| 2 |
| 7 am |
| 2.3 |
| 8 am |
| 2.5 |
| 9 am |
| 2.5 |
| 10 am |
| 2.3 |
| 11 am |
| 2 |
| 12 pm |
| 1.7 |
| 1 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.9 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.6 |
| Point Ybel Click for Map Flood direction 255 true Ebb direction 80 true Tue -- 01:30 AM EDT -0.30 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 01:59 AM EDT Moonset Tue -- 02:39 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 06:03 AM EDT 0.89 knots Max Flood Tue -- 06:36 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 10:37 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 02:37 PM EDT -0.87 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 03:10 PM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 05:50 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 08:24 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 08:25 PM EDT 0.60 knots Max Flood Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Point Ybel, 0.4 mi northwest of, Florida Current, knots
| 12 am |
| -0.2 |
| 1 am |
| -0.3 |
| 2 am |
| -0.2 |
| 3 am |
| 0.1 |
| 4 am |
| 0.5 |
| 5 am |
| 0.8 |
| 6 am |
| 0.9 |
| 7 am |
| 0.8 |
| 8 am |
| 0.7 |
| 9 am |
| 0.5 |
| 10 am |
| 0.2 |
| 11 am |
| -0.1 |
| 12 pm |
| -0.5 |
| 1 pm |
| -0.7 |
| 2 pm |
| -0.8 |
| 3 pm |
| -0.9 |
| 4 pm |
| -0.7 |
| 5 pm |
| -0.3 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.1 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.4 |
| 8 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 9 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 10 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 11 pm |
| 0.3 |
Area Discussion for Tampa Bay, FL
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FXUS62 KTBW 240002 AFDTBW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 802 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
New AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- Daily maximum heat index values of 105+ degrees continue areawide.
- Generally isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms through the week mainly interior and southwest.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
VFR conditions tonight with light winds as a weakening frontal boundary sags into north Florida Wed morning with isolated TSRA around Tampa Bay terminals after 14Z and into the afternoon interior areas while late afternoon seabreeze TSRA possible in SW FL terminals aft 19Z.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 234 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026 We continue to see dryer air with our southwest flow today keeping showers chances at a minimum. Any storms that do form will be mainly inland and on the east coast. We will see a weak frontal boundary push into north Florida and stall along I-4 Wednesday morning. This front will be very weak but could still help to spark a few morning showers and storms along and north of I-4. This front will quickly dissipate by Wednesday evening.
PWs will be back to around 2 inches on Thursday but thanks to riding to our south we will continue to see the best storm chances of the day in the interior and east coast. However, by Friday, an upper level high pressure will start to head our way. This will bring out winds more out of the southeast on Friday finally bringing better storm chances to the west coast of Florida.
As we head towards the weekend this upper level high will be pushing through North Florida and into Alabama. As it does so it shift our winds more northeasterly. This regime still favors storms on the west coast of Florida. The only big difference is more of that shower activity along or south of I-4. Areas north of I-4 typically see drier air. By next Monday we will be sandwiched between the upper level high now in eastern Tennessee and a trough pushing off the east coast of Florida. This will bring us a more neutral flow regime which will favor storms more in the interior.
MARINE
Issued at 234 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
Winds will remain out of the west through Thursday around 5 to 10 knots. Winds will start to shift as we end our work week into the weekend but staying around 5 to 10 knots. Winds will be out of the south on Friday and out of the east on Saturday.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 234 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
Summertime humidity and heat will continue however we are expecting dry conditions for the west coast of Florida for much of our work week with better storm chances on Friday and Saturday.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 81 92 80 93 / 10 40 10 20 FMY 78 94 78 94 / 10 20 10 40 GIF 77 94 75 95 / 10 50 10 60 SRQ 81 92 78 93 / 10 20 20 20 BKV 77 95 73 95 / 40 40 10 20 SPG 81 92 80 92 / 10 30 10 10
Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Wednesday: 8 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Thursday: 4
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https:// www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 802 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
New AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- Daily maximum heat index values of 105+ degrees continue areawide.
- Generally isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms through the week mainly interior and southwest.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
VFR conditions tonight with light winds as a weakening frontal boundary sags into north Florida Wed morning with isolated TSRA around Tampa Bay terminals after 14Z and into the afternoon interior areas while late afternoon seabreeze TSRA possible in SW FL terminals aft 19Z.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 234 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026 We continue to see dryer air with our southwest flow today keeping showers chances at a minimum. Any storms that do form will be mainly inland and on the east coast. We will see a weak frontal boundary push into north Florida and stall along I-4 Wednesday morning. This front will be very weak but could still help to spark a few morning showers and storms along and north of I-4. This front will quickly dissipate by Wednesday evening.
PWs will be back to around 2 inches on Thursday but thanks to riding to our south we will continue to see the best storm chances of the day in the interior and east coast. However, by Friday, an upper level high pressure will start to head our way. This will bring out winds more out of the southeast on Friday finally bringing better storm chances to the west coast of Florida.
As we head towards the weekend this upper level high will be pushing through North Florida and into Alabama. As it does so it shift our winds more northeasterly. This regime still favors storms on the west coast of Florida. The only big difference is more of that shower activity along or south of I-4. Areas north of I-4 typically see drier air. By next Monday we will be sandwiched between the upper level high now in eastern Tennessee and a trough pushing off the east coast of Florida. This will bring us a more neutral flow regime which will favor storms more in the interior.
MARINE
Issued at 234 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
Winds will remain out of the west through Thursday around 5 to 10 knots. Winds will start to shift as we end our work week into the weekend but staying around 5 to 10 knots. Winds will be out of the south on Friday and out of the east on Saturday.
FIRE WEATHER
Issued at 234 PM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026
Summertime humidity and heat will continue however we are expecting dry conditions for the west coast of Florida for much of our work week with better storm chances on Friday and Saturday.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 81 92 80 93 / 10 40 10 20 FMY 78 94 78 94 / 10 20 10 40 GIF 77 94 75 95 / 10 50 10 60 SRQ 81 92 78 93 / 10 20 20 20 BKV 77 95 73 95 / 40 40 10 20 SPG 81 92 80 92 / 10 30 10 10
Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Wednesday: 8 Sea Breeze Thunderstorm Regime For Thursday: 4
For additional information on sea breeze regimes, go to: https:// www.weather.gov/tbw/ThunderstormClimatology
TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FL...None.
Gulf waters...None.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| FMRF1 - 8725520 - Fort Myers, FL | 15 mi | 56 min | WNW 8.9G | |||||
| RKXF1 - Rookery Bay Reserve, FL | 30 mi | 104 min | WNW 4.1 | 87°F | 30.12 | 77°F |
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