Estero River, FL — Tides & Fishing

Estero River

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 12:59:06 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

26.4300, -81.8567

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Live status

RISING

Air

74°F

Wind

8 mph NE

Water

84°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 · rising

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 1

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Fair fishing day

Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

54/46

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

Major4:10 AM – 6:10 AM
Minor11:58 AM – 12:58 PM
Major4:41 PM – 6:41 PM☀️ Prime
Minor10:22 PM – 11:22 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 · Estero River

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

74°F

Wind

8 mph NE

Water

84°F

Pressure

1015 hPa

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:20 AM

Sunset

7:11 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

7:19 AM – 7:13 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide9:27 PM1.7 ftMLLW

WED, SEP 30, 2026

7:20 AM – 7:12 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:01 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide11:30 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide6:03 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:31 PM1.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

7:20 AM – 7:11 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:38 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:34 PM0.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:10 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:25 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide1:51 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:21 AM – 7:09 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:28 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide3:15 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:08 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide7:00 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide4:34 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

7:22 AM – 7:07 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:52 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:21 AM2.0 ftMLLW
High tide8:51 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide5:35 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

7:23 AM – 7:05 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:30 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide5:00 AM1.7 ftMLLW
High tide10:30 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:22 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:23 AM – 7:04 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:35 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide6:06 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:43 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide6:58 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

7:24 AM – 7:03 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:44 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:58 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide12:40 PM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:27 PM0.9 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:24 AM – 7:02 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:53 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide7:43 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide1:30 PM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:51 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:25 AM – 7:01 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:04 AM2.6 ftMLLW
Low tide8:25 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide2:18 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:14 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:25 AM – 7:00 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:20 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide9:04 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide3:06 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide8:33 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:59 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:40 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:44 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide3:57 PM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide8:48 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:58 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:03 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide10:24 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:54 PM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:59 PM1.8 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:57 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:30 AM3.0 ftMLLW
Low tide11:08 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:02 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:07 PM1.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:56 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:02 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide11:57 AM0.3 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:56 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:38 AM2.8 ftMLLW
Low tide12:56 PM0.3 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:55 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:26 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide2:04 PM0.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:54 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:36 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide3:16 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:45 PM2.0 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:53 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:22 AM2.0 ftMLLW
High tide7:16 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide4:19 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:30 PM2.0 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:04 AM1.8 ftMLLW
High tide8:57 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:10 PM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide11:40 PM2.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:08 AM1.5 ftMLLW
High tide10:21 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide5:50 PM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide11:51 PM2.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:58 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:26 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:23 PM0.9 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:01 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide6:41 AM0.8 ftMLLW
High tide12:21 PM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide6:52 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:12 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:23 AM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide1:13 PM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide7:16 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:27 AM2.7 ftMLLW
Low tide8:06 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide2:07 PM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide7:37 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide12:48 AM2.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:51 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
High tide3:07 PM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide7:52 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:13 AM3.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:38 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide4:20 PM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide8:00 PM1.8 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:45 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:30 AM-0.3 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide2:23 AM3.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:28 AM-0.3 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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