The surf forecast is 2 ft and sideshore choppy right now for Captiva Island, FL
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station TS755 - DING DARLING NWR78° NNE @ 7 → 17mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.6:56pm / 12:35pm
- BUOY 42098 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 42098NNW
3.9ft @ 5s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station VENF169° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 19
FRI 20
SAT 21
SUN 22
MON 23
2am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 2am on Thu 3/19
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide 1.7 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Mar 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftchoppyNNE
21mph2.5ft5sN12pm 0-1 ftchoppyNNE 17mph2.5ft5sNNW6pm 2 ftchoppyN 15mph3.2ft5sNW - Friday, Mar 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftchoppyNNE 19mph2.4ft4sN12pm flatfairNNE 15mph2.1ft4sN6pm 1+ ftchoppyNNW 15mph2.9ft4sNW - Saturday, Mar 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanNE 12mph1.2ft4sNW12pm 0-1 ftfairN 7mph0.7ft4sNW6pm 0-1 ftchoppyWNW 14mph1.3ft3sNW - Sunday, Mar 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairNNE 5mph0.5ft3sNW12pm flatcleanNW 3mph0.2ft2sNNW6pm flatchoppyWNW 11mph0ft0sS - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Monday, Mar 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairNW 4mph0ft0sS12pm flatfairW 5mph0.2ft5sNW6pm flatchoppyWNW 10mph0.4ft5sNW
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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Mar 19, 2026 @ 3:18pm.
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