The surf forecast is 1 ft and choppy right now for Captiva Island, FL

WEATHER - LIVE
85° W @ 7 → 12mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
6:35am / 2:23am
BUOY 42098
WNW3ft @ 5s
WATER TEMP
87° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

FRI 31

SAT 1

SUN 2

MON 3

10pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 10pm on Thu 7/30

WINDSW 14 mph

PRIMARYW (277) 1.8 ft @ 5 sec

SECONDARY

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming Low Tide,0.7 ft

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

Friday, Jul 31
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
choppy

WSW

12mph
1.4ft
4s
WNW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WSW

11mph
1.3ft
4s
WNW
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WSW

11mph
1.3ft
4s
WNW

Saturday, Aug 1
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

WSW

8mph
1ft
4s
WNW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WSW

12mph
0.9ft
4s
NW
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

WSW

12mph
0.8ft
4s
NW

Sunday, Aug 2
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

S

4mph
1.1ft
5s
NW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

S

9mph
1ft
5s
WNW
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

SW

10mph
1ft
5s
WNW

Monday, Aug 3
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

SE

12mph
1ft
5s
WNW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

SSE

11mph
1.1ft
5s
WNW
6pm
1 ft
choppy

W

15mph
1.3ft
6s
WNW

Tuesday, Aug 4
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
choppy

SSE

12mph
0.9ft
5s
WNW
12pm
0-1 ft
fair

SSW

5mph
0.8ft
6s
WNW
6pm
0-1 ft
fair

WSW

5mph
1.1ft
4s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft choppy	WSW 12mph	1.4ft 4s WNW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	WSW 11mph	1.3ft 4s WNW
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	WSW 11mph	1.3ft 4s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	WSW 8mph	1ft 4s WNW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	WSW 12mph	0.9ft 4s NW
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	WSW 12mph	0.8ft 4s NW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	S 4mph	1.1ft 5s NW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	S 9mph	1ft 5s WNW
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	SW 10mph	1ft 5s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	SE 12mph	1ft 5s WNW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	SSE 11mph	1.1ft 5s WNW
6pm	1 ft choppy	W 15mph	1.3ft 6s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft choppy	SSE 12mph	0.9ft 5s WNW
12pm	0-1 ft fair	SSW 5mph	0.8ft 6s WNW
6pm	0-1 ft fair	WSW 5mph	1.1ft 4s S

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This forecast is for West-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Jul 30, 2026 @ 9:03pm.

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