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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    86° N @ 3 → 11mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    4:50am / 1:50am
  • BUOY 42098
    N1ft @ 3s
  • WATER TEMP
    87° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 12
THU 13
FRI 14
SAT 15
1am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 1am on Wed 8/12
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNNW 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYNNW (329) 0.3 ft @ 2 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYS (172) 0.4 ft @ 3 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide,1.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Wednesday, Aug 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NNW
    2mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    NW
    4mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    16mph
    1.2ft
    3s
    NW
  • Thursday, Aug 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    choppy
    NNW
    6mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    NW
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    N
    4mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    NNW
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    12mph
    0.9ft
    2s
    NW
  • Friday, Aug 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    0.7ft
    3s
    NW
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    1mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    NW
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    NW
  • Saturday, Aug 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    choppy
    SSE
    10mph
    0.5ft
    4s
    NW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SSE
    4mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    NW
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    SSE
    4mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    NW
  • Sunday, Aug 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    SSE
    4mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    WNW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    S
    5mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    WNW
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    W
    8mph
    0.7ft
    4s
    SSE
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Aug 11, 2026 @ 9:14pm.
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