Captiva Island (outside), FL — Tides & Fishing

Captiva Island (outside)

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 12:59:58 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

26.4783, -82.1833

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Live status

RISING

Air

77°F

Wind

12 mph NE

Water

85°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 1:59 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 1:59 AM · tide ~2.9 ft · —

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 1

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

54/46

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

Major4:11 AM – 6:11 AM
Minor11:59 AM – 12:59 PM
Major4:43 PM – 6:43 PM☀️ Prime
Minor10:23 PM – 11:23 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Captiva Island (outside)

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

77°F

Wind

12 mph NE

Water

85°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Captiva Island (outside)

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:22 AM

Sunset

7:12 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:14 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

No extremes for this day

WED, SEP 30, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:13 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:38 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:25 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide4:30 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:18 PM1.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

7:22 AM – 7:12 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:21 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide10:24 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:20 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:41 PM1.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:11 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:13 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:41 AM0.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:23 AM – 7:10 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:13 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide1:06 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:23 AM – 7:09 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:42 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide2:13 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide10:00 PM2.1 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

7:24 AM – 7:08 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:02 AM1.8 ftMLLW
High tide7:44 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide3:11 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide10:25 PM2.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

7:24 AM – 7:07 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:09 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide9:15 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide4:03 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide10:50 PM2.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:25 AM – 7:06 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:09 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide10:29 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide4:47 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:13 PM2.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

7:25 AM – 7:05 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:01 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide11:25 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide5:25 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide11:34 PM2.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:26 AM – 7:04 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:44 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide12:12 PM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide5:59 PM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide11:53 PM2.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:26 AM – 7:03 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:24 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide12:57 PM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:30 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:27 AM – 7:02 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:10 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:03 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide1:45 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:01 PM1.4 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

7:27 AM – 7:01 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:28 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:44 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:37 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide7:29 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

7:28 AM – 7:00 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:49 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:25 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide3:29 PM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide7:55 PM1.7 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:59 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide1:14 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:08 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide4:23 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:11 PM1.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:58 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide1:46 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide9:54 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide5:39 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:18 PM1.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:57 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:27 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide10:49 AM0.6 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:56 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:17 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide12:06 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:55 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:15 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide1:19 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide9:31 PM1.9 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:54 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide1:15 AM1.9 ftMLLW
High tide5:43 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide2:12 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide9:45 PM2.0 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:16 AM1.7 ftMLLW
High tide7:41 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide2:58 PM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide10:03 PM2.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:07 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide9:02 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide3:40 PM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide10:19 PM2.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide3:56 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide10:12 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide4:20 PM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide10:31 PM2.4 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:40 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide11:07 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide4:56 PM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide10:45 PM2.5 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide5:22 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:53 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide5:29 PM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:04 PM2.7 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:49 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:02 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide12:39 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:59 PM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:29 PM2.8 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide6:44 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
High tide1:32 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:27 PM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:58 PM3.0 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:48 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

Low tide7:31 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
High tide2:35 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide6:54 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:32 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:23 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
High tide3:40 PM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide7:22 PM1.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:12 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide9:18 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:47 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide7:58 PM1.7 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

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