Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Cape Coral, FL
 | Sunrise 7:00 AM Sunset 8:01 PM Moonrise 11:45 AM Moonset 10:37 PM |
Marine Forecasts
NOTE: Zones updated 4/16/2026. Some zones changed. Use Edit if needed.
GMZ836 Charlotte Harbor And Pine Island Sound- 746 Pm Edt Tue Aug 18 2026
Rest of tonight - Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Wednesday - West winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers and Thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday night - Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers and Thunderstorms.
Thursday - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and Thunderstorms.
Thursday night - Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and Thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
Friday - Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Scattered showers and Thunderstorms.
Friday night - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and Thunderstorms.
Saturday - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and Thunderstorms.
Saturday night - West winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated showers and Thunderstorms in the evening.
Sunday - Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Isolated 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- 746 Pm Edt Tue Aug 18 2026
Synopsis - Gusty west-northwest winds around 10-15 knots continue into tomorrow increasing wave activity along the beaches. Winds begin to subside Thursday allowing pleasant marine conditions to persist into the weekend.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Cape Coral, FL
NEW! Add second zone forecast
| Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) Click for Map Tue -- 01:06 AM EDT 0.90 feet Low Tide Tue -- 06:33 AM EDT 1.94 feet High Tide Tue -- 07:01 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 12:44 PM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 02:38 PM EDT 0.45 feet Low Tide Tue -- 08:02 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 08:20 PM EDT 1.28 feet High Tide Tue -- 11:38 PM EDT Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge), Florida, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1 |
| 1 am |
| 0.9 |
| 2 am |
| 1 |
| 3 am |
| 1.2 |
| 4 am |
| 1.5 |
| 5 am |
| 1.7 |
| 6 am |
| 1.9 |
| 7 am |
| 1.9 |
| 8 am |
| 1.8 |
| 9 am |
| 1.6 |
| 10 am |
| 1.4 |
| 11 am |
| 1.1 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 2 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.6 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 6 pm |
| 1 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.1 |
| Cape Haze Click for Map Flood direction 80 true Ebb direction 268 true Tue -- 12:22 AM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 04:04 AM EDT 0.48 knots Max Flood Tue -- 06:04 AM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 07:01 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 11:01 AM EDT -0.54 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 12:44 PM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 02:21 PM EDT 0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 05:40 PM EDT 0.33 knots Max Flood Tue -- 08:02 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 08:08 PM EDT -0.00 knots Slack Tue -- 11:29 PM EDT -0.10 knots Max Ebb Tue -- 11:38 PM EDT Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Cape Haze, 2.3 mi S of, Charlotte Hbr, Florida Current, knots
| 12 am |
| -0.1 |
| 1 am |
| 0.1 |
| 2 am |
| 0.3 |
| 3 am |
| 0.4 |
| 4 am |
| 0.5 |
| 5 am |
| 0.4 |
| 6 am |
| 0 |
| 7 am |
| -0.2 |
| 8 am |
| -0.3 |
| 9 am |
| -0.4 |
| 10 am |
| -0.5 |
| 11 am |
| -0.5 |
| 12 pm |
| -0.5 |
| 1 pm |
| -0.3 |
| 2 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 0.1 |
| 4 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 5 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 6 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 7 pm |
| 0.2 |
| 8 pm |
| 0 |
| 9 pm |
| -0 |
| 10 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 11 pm |
| -0.1 |
FXUS62 KTBW 182345 AFDTBW
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 745 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
New UPDATE, AVIATION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
- Hot and humid conditions will continue through the week.
- Moisture increases from north to south with rain chances closer to normal mid to late week.
UPDATE
Issued at 741 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Dry air over the region has limited rain and storm coverage today with only a handful of showers and storms moving through the region today. The strongest storms and showers were over the Nature Coast and moved through parts of Levy and Citrus Counties late this evening. These showers and storms will taper off over the next couple of hours with mostly rain-free conditions expected overnight.
These low rain chances and humid conditions led to widespread heat indices reaching up to 106-111 degrees this afternoon. Onshore flow will continue over the region, which will lead to some showers and a stray storm over the eastern Gulf waters during the morning hours and spreading inland late morning and into the afternoon on Wednesday. Made some slight tweaks to POPs for the next few hours based on latest radar trends and HRRR guidance.
Otherwise forecast looks good.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 741 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
VFR conditions and onshore west-northwest winds around 10 knots or less will prevail through the period. Shower and storm chances increase along the coast by mid-morning, moving inland through the day. Will cover this with PROB30 -TSRA starting after 15Z for TPA/PIE/SRQ and after 18Z for LAL/PGD/FMY/RSW.
MARINE
Issued at 741 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Gusty west-northwest winds around 10-15 knots continue into tomorrow increasing wave activity along the beaches. Winds begin to subside Thursday allowing pleasant marine conditions to persist into the weekend.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 82 92 80 91 / 20 50 40 50 FMY 79 95 79 94 / 0 40 20 50 GIF 79 96 77 95 / 20 60 20 70 SRQ 80 93 79 92 / 10 50 40 50 BKV 78 93 76 93 / 20 50 30 60 SPG 82 92 81 91 / 10 50 50 50
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 745 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
New UPDATE, AVIATION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
- Hot and humid conditions will continue through the week.
- Moisture increases from north to south with rain chances closer to normal mid to late week.
UPDATE
Issued at 741 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Dry air over the region has limited rain and storm coverage today with only a handful of showers and storms moving through the region today. The strongest storms and showers were over the Nature Coast and moved through parts of Levy and Citrus Counties late this evening. These showers and storms will taper off over the next couple of hours with mostly rain-free conditions expected overnight.
These low rain chances and humid conditions led to widespread heat indices reaching up to 106-111 degrees this afternoon. Onshore flow will continue over the region, which will lead to some showers and a stray storm over the eastern Gulf waters during the morning hours and spreading inland late morning and into the afternoon on Wednesday. Made some slight tweaks to POPs for the next few hours based on latest radar trends and HRRR guidance.
Otherwise forecast looks good.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 741 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
VFR conditions and onshore west-northwest winds around 10 knots or less will prevail through the period. Shower and storm chances increase along the coast by mid-morning, moving inland through the day. Will cover this with PROB30 -TSRA starting after 15Z for TPA/PIE/SRQ and after 18Z for LAL/PGD/FMY/RSW.
MARINE
Issued at 741 PM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Gusty west-northwest winds around 10-15 knots continue into tomorrow increasing wave activity along the beaches. Winds begin to subside Thursday allowing pleasant marine conditions to persist into the weekend.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TPA 82 92 80 91 / 20 50 40 50 FMY 79 95 79 94 / 0 40 20 50 GIF 79 96 77 95 / 20 60 20 70 SRQ 80 93 79 92 / 10 50 40 50 BKV 78 93 76 93 / 20 50 30 60 SPG 82 92 81 91 / 10 50 50 50
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 | 8 mi | 43 min | WNW 9.9G | 93°F | 30.01 | |||
| VENF1 - Venice, FL | 35 mi | 31 min | WNW 9.9G | 87°F | 29.98 | 77°F | ||
| RKXF1 - Rookery Bay Reserve, FL | 48 mi | 61 min | NNW 6 | 89°F | 30.04 | 79°F |
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