The surf forecast is 0-1 ft and clean right now for Captiva Island, FL
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.75° E @ 16mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.5:33am / 4:56am
- BUOY 42098 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 42098NNW
2ft @ 4s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station VENF177° Wetsuit Top
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
TUE 5
WED 6
THU 7
FRI 8
8am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and fair at 8am on Mon 5/4
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide 1.9 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Tuesday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanENE
13mph0.5ft4sNW12pm flatcleanE 3mph0.3ft5sSW6pm flatchoppyWSW 12mph0.4ft5sWSW - Wednesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanENE 6mph0.3ft5sSW12pm flatfairSSE 4mph0.3ft5sSW6pm flatchoppySW 10mph0.2ft7sWSW - Thursday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairS 5mph0.2ft6sWSW12pm flatchoppyS 7mph0.2ft6sWSW6pm flatchoppySW 8mph0.2ft6sWSW - Friday, May 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanSSW 1mph0.5ft5sSW12pm 0-1 ftfairWSW 6mph0.6ft5sSW6pm 0-1 ftfairW 8mph0.6ft5sSW - Best Surf Trip
Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
- Saturday, May 9
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairS 5mph0.5ft5sSW12pm 0-1 ftfairS 6mph0.5ft5sSW6pm 0-1 ftfairWSW 6mph0.4ft5sSW
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated May 4, 2026 @ 9:08pm.
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