The surf forecast is flat right now for Captiva Island, FL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    80° E @ 0 → 2mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:12am / 12:24am
  • BUOY 42098
    NW1.3ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    88° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 8
WED 9
THU 10
FRI 11
2am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 2am on Tue 9/8
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDW 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYNW (312) 0.4 ft @ 3 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide,1.9 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Sep 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    N
    1mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    NW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    S
    6mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    NW
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    WSW
    4mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    NW
  • Wednesday, Sep 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    E
    10mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    WNW
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    SE
    10mph
    0.2ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    NW
    1mph
    0.2ft
    0s
    S
  • Thursday, Sep 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    11mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    S
    6mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    SSE
  • Friday, Sep 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    E
    8mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    SSE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SE
    7mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    SSE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    WSW
    4mph
    0.5ft
    3s
    SSE
  • Saturday, Sep 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    SE
    10mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    6mph
    0.7ft
    3s
    SSE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    0.7ft
    4s
    S
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 7, 2026 @ 9:03pm.
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