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Sanibel tide chart

Today’s high and low tides at Sanibel, the week ahead, a printable calendar for every month, and the water temperature.

  • Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay entrance, 0.4 mi E
  • Times in EDT
  • Feet above low water (MLLW)

Today, Saturday, October 31

  • High3.3 ft
  • Low−0.1 ft
Water78°Fno recent reading · 3°F cooler than usual
Sunrise and sunset7:36 AM – 6:46 PM
MoonWaning gibbous, 67% lit

Today’s tide curve

0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft6 AMnoon6 PMHigh 3:05 AM · 3.3 ftLow 12:38 PM · -0.1 ft

The next 7 days

Printable calendar
0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftSat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6

Shaded: night. The curve is drawn between NOAA’s predicted highs and lows.

  1. Sat Oct 31

    • 3:05 AM3.3 ft
    • 12:38 PM−0.1 ft
    7:36a6:46p

  2. Sun Nov 1

    • 3:23 AM3.0 ft
    • 12:49 PM0.1 ft
    • 9:19 PM2.0 ft
    • 11:42 PM2.0 ft
    6:37a5:45p

  3. Mon Nov 2

    • 5:01 AM2.7 ft
    • 1:52 PM0.3 ft
    • 8:54 PM2.1 ft
    6:38a5:44p

  4. Tue Nov 3

    • 1:46 AM1.7 ft
    • 6:53 AM2.5 ft
    • 2:44 PM0.5 ft
    • 9:05 PM2.3 ft
    6:38a5:44p

  5. Wed Nov 4

    • 3:08 AM1.3 ft
    • 8:32 AM2.4 ft
    • 3:26 PM0.8 ft
    • 9:19 PM2.5 ft
    6:39a5:43p

  6. Thu Nov 5

    • 4:07 AM0.8 ft
    • 9:47 AM2.3 ft
    • 4:00 PM1.1 ft
    • 9:34 PM2.7 ft
    6:40a5:42p

  7. Fri Nov 6

    • 4:56 AM0.5 ft
    • 10:48 AM2.3 ft
    • 4:28 PM1.3 ft
    • 9:49 PM2.9 ft
    6:40a5:42p

NOAA predictions, not observations: wind and storms can move the water a foot or more. Not for navigation.

Best low tides for a beach walk

The lowest daylight low tides this week: the most sand, tide pools and shells.

Spring and neap tides

Bigger tides follow the new and full moon; smaller ones the quarter moons.

  • Nov4
    Neap tides, 1.7 ft rangearound the last quarter of Nov 1
  • Nov10
    Spring tides, 3.4 ft rangearound the new moon of Nov 9
  • Nov19
    Neap tides, 1.6 ft rangearound the first quarter of Nov 17
  • Nov25
    Spring tides, 4.3 ft rangearound the full moon of Nov 24

Printable tide calendar

Every high and low of the month on one page, with sunrise, sunset and the moon. Prints on one sheet.

Sanibel water temperature

The sea is 3°F cooler than usual for late October. October averages 81°F (2016–2025).

Water today and by month
About the station and these predictions

These are NOAA’s predictions for Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay entrance (NOAA TEC4207), a subordinate station 0.4 mi E of Sanibel. A subordinate station’s tides are NOAA’s predictions for St. Petersburg, shifted by time and height differences measured at the site.

Average range
1.9 ft between high and low tide
Highest in the next 12 months
3.7 ft on July 4, 2027 at 12:08 PM
Lowest in the next 12 months
−1.2 ft on January 21, 2027 at 6:37 AM
Tides per day
usually two highs and two lows
Other stations nearby
Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay (2.8 mi) · Tarpon Bay, Sanibel Island (3.7 mi)
Also covers
Dixie Beach

Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the average of each day’s lower low tide; a minus sign means below it. Predictions are not observations, and not for navigation.

Questions

Which tide station is used for Sanibel?

NOAA’s Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay entrance (TEC4207), a subordinate station 0.4 mi E of Sanibel.

How big are the tides at Sanibel?

The average range between high and low tide is 1.9 ft. Spring tides, after the new and full moon, run larger; neap tides, after the quarter moons, smaller.

When is the highest tide of the year at Sanibel?

In the next 12 months the highest predicted tide is 3.7 ft on July 4, 2027, then 3.6 ft on August 1, 2027 and 3.6 ft on August 2, 2027.

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