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

WEATHER FORECAST
86° SW @ 4mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
6:55pm / 10:31am
BUOY 42098
1.6ft @ 7s
WATER TEMP
87° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

MON 13

TUE 14

WED 15

THU 16

FRI 17

9pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are flat and clean at 9pm on Mon 7/13

WINDSW 4 mph

PRIMARYNW (305) 0.3 ft @ 2 sec

SECONDARYSW (214) 0.3 ft @ 5 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming Low Tide,-0.2 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Monday, Jul 13
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

ESE

6mph
0.4ft
3s
S
12pm
flat
fair

SSE

6mph
0.2ft
6s
SW
6pm
flat
choppy

W

11mph
0.2ft
6s
SW

Tuesday, Jul 14
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

ESE

9mph
0.2ft
5s
SW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

S

9mph
0.8ft
4s
S
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WSW

11mph
0.5ft
5s
NW

Wednesday, Jul 15
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
clean

ESE

8mph
0.6ft
5s
NW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

S

8mph
0.8ft
6s
NW
6pm
0-1 ft
fair

W

8mph
0.8ft
5s
NW

Thursday, Jul 16
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
clean

NNE

8mph
1ft
6s
NW
12pm
0-1 ft
clean

NE

3mph
0.9ft
5s
NW
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WNW

11mph
0.7ft
5s
NW

Friday, Jul 17
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
fair

N

5mph
0.5ft
4s
NW
12pm
flat
fair

NNW

5mph
0.6ft
4s
NW
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WNW

13mph
0.6ft
4s
NW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	ESE 6mph	0.4ft 3s S
12pm	flat fair	SSE 6mph	0.2ft 6s SW
6pm	flat choppy	W 11mph	0.2ft 6s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	ESE 9mph	0.2ft 5s SW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	S 9mph	0.8ft 4s S
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	WSW 11mph	0.5ft 5s NW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	ESE 8mph	0.6ft 5s NW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	S 8mph	0.8ft 6s NW
6pm	0-1 ft fair	W 8mph	0.8ft 5s NW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	NNE 8mph	1ft 6s NW
12pm	0-1 ft clean	NE 3mph	0.9ft 5s NW
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	WNW 11mph	0.7ft 5s NW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat fair	N 5mph	0.5ft 4s NW
12pm	flat fair	NNW 5mph	0.6ft 4s NW
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	WNW 13mph	0.6ft 4s NW

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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Jul 13, 2026 @ 3:22pm.

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