Fort Myers tide chart

Florida · near North Fort Myers (2 mi) · NOAA station 8725520 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

High 4:10 AM 1.7 ft
Low 11:33 AM 0.4 ft
High 5:23 PM 1.3 ft
Low 10:33 PM 0.8 ft

Sunrise 7:25 AM · Sunset 7:04 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Fort Myers

98Excellent

Best times

1:00 AM–2:00 AM and 1:00 PM–3:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

Biting around here in October

Snook In seasonMoving tide at night around docks and passes (watch closed seasons)
Redfish In seasonShallow flats on a rising tide
Spotted seatrout In seasonGrass flats with moving water
Spanish mackerel In seasonClean moving water near inlets and piers
Pompano In seasonSurf troughs on the incoming tide

General seasonal guide for Florida. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

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Tide times this week

Day	High and low tides	Sunrise / sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 11	H 4:10 AM 1.7 ftL 11:33 AM 0.4 ftH 5:23 PM 1.3 ftL 10:33 PM 0.8 ft	7:25 AM / 7:04 PM	New moon (0%)
Mon Oct 12	H 4:31 AM 1.8 ftL 12:21 PM 0.4 ftH 6:11 PM 1.1 ftL 10:53 PM 0.8 ft	7:26 AM / 7:03 PM	New moon (2%)
Tue Oct 13	H 4:53 AM 1.8 ftL 1:10 PM 0.3 ftH 7:05 PM 1.0 ftL 11:17 PM 0.8 ft	7:26 AM / 7:02 PM	Waxing crescent (6%)
Wed Oct 14	H 5:18 AM 1.8 ftL 2:00 PM 0.3 ftH 8:11 PM 0.9 ftL 11:49 PM 0.8 ft	7:27 AM / 7:01 PM	Waxing crescent (12%)
Thu Oct 15	H 5:49 AM 1.7 ftL 2:55 PM 0.3 ftH 9:29 PM 0.9 ft	7:27 AM / 7:00 PM	Waxing crescent (19%)
Fri Oct 16	L 12:36 AM 0.8 ftH 6:27 AM 1.6 ftL 3:57 PM 0.3 ftH 10:49 PM 0.9 ft	7:28 AM / 6:59 PM	Waxing crescent (28%)
Sat Oct 17	L 1:47 AM 0.9 ftH 7:13 AM 1.5 ftL 5:03 PM 0.3 ftH 11:50 PM 1.0 ft	7:28 AM / 6:58 PM	First quarter (38%)

Best fishing times at Fort Myers

The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

Day	Bite score	Best times	Major periods	Minor periods
Sun Oct 11	98 · Excellent	1:00 AM–2:00 AM, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM	12:40 AM–2:40 AM, 1:03 PM–3:03 PM	7:55 AM–8:55 AM, 7:06 PM–8:06 PM
Mon Oct 12	84 · Excellent	2:00 AM–3:00 AM, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM	1:26 AM–3:26 AM, 1:49 PM–3:49 PM	8:52 AM–9:52 AM, 7:42 PM–8:42 PM
Tue Oct 13	74 · Good	3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 2:00 AM–4:00 AM	2:13 AM–4:13 AM, 2:37 PM–4:37 PM	9:49 AM–10:49 AM, 8:22 PM–9:22 PM
Wed Oct 14	58 · Good	4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM	3:02 AM–5:02 AM, 3:27 PM–5:27 PM	10:46 AM–11:46 AM, 9:07 PM–10:07 PM
Thu Oct 15	48 · Fair	5:00 PM–6:00 PM, 4:00 AM–5:00 AM	3:53 AM–5:53 AM, 4:18 PM–6:18 PM	11:40 AM–12:40 PM, 9:56 PM–10:56 PM
Fri Oct 16	46 · Fair	6:00 PM–7:00 PM	4:44 AM–6:44 AM, 5:09 PM–7:09 PM	12:30 PM–1:30 PM, 10:49 PM–11:49 PM
Sat Oct 17	54 · Fair	6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM	5:34 AM–7:34 AM, 5:58 PM–7:58 PM	1:16 PM–2:16 PM

A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

0.3 ft at 2:55 PM on Thursday, October 15
0.3 ft at 3:57 PM on Friday, October 16
0.3 ft at 5:03 PM on Saturday, October 17
0.3 ft at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 14
0.3 ft at 6:06 PM on Sunday, October 18
0.3 ft at 1:10 PM on Tuesday, October 13

Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

Day	High and low tides	Sunrise / sunset
Sun Oct 11	H 4:10 AM 1.7 ftL 11:33 AM 0.4 ftH 5:23 PM 1.3 ftL 10:33 PM 0.8 ft	7:25 AM / 7:04 PM
Mon Oct 12	H 4:31 AM 1.8 ftL 12:21 PM 0.4 ftH 6:11 PM 1.1 ftL 10:53 PM 0.8 ft	7:26 AM / 7:03 PM
Tue Oct 13	H 4:53 AM 1.8 ftL 1:10 PM 0.3 ftH 7:05 PM 1.0 ftL 11:17 PM 0.8 ft	7:26 AM / 7:02 PM
Wed Oct 14	H 5:18 AM 1.8 ftL 2:00 PM 0.3 ftH 8:11 PM 0.9 ftL 11:49 PM 0.8 ft	7:27 AM / 7:01 PM
Thu Oct 15	H 5:49 AM 1.7 ftL 2:55 PM 0.3 ftH 9:29 PM 0.9 ft	7:27 AM / 7:00 PM
Fri Oct 16	L 12:36 AM 0.8 ftH 6:27 AM 1.6 ftL 3:57 PM 0.3 ftH 10:49 PM 0.9 ft	7:28 AM / 6:59 PM
Sat Oct 17	L 1:47 AM 0.9 ftH 7:13 AM 1.5 ftL 5:03 PM 0.3 ftH 11:50 PM 1.0 ft	7:28 AM / 6:58 PM
Sun Oct 18	L 3:13 AM 0.9 ftH 8:17 AM 1.3 ftL 6:06 PM 0.3 ft	7:29 AM / 6:57 PM
Mon Oct 19	H 12:33 AM 1.0 ftL 4:36 AM 0.8 ftH 9:56 AM 1.2 ftL 6:57 PM 0.3 ft	7:29 AM / 6:56 PM
Tue Oct 20	H 1:09 AM 1.1 ftL 5:51 AM 0.7 ftH 11:47 AM 1.2 ftL 7:37 PM 0.4 ft	7:30 AM / 6:56 PM
Wed Oct 21	H 1:39 AM 1.1 ftL 6:55 AM 0.6 ftH 1:04 PM 1.3 ftL 8:10 PM 0.4 ft	7:31 AM / 6:55 PM
Thu Oct 22	H 2:05 AM 1.2 ftL 7:52 AM 0.5 ftH 2:03 PM 1.4 ftL 8:37 PM 0.5 ft	7:31 AM / 6:54 PM
Fri Oct 23	H 2:27 AM 1.3 ftL 8:44 AM 0.4 ftH 2:53 PM 1.4 ftL 9:00 PM 0.6 ft	7:32 AM / 6:53 PM
Sat Oct 24	H 2:48 AM 1.5 ftL 9:36 AM 0.3 ftH 3:42 PM 1.3 ftL 9:21 PM 0.7 ft	7:32 AM / 6:52 PM
Sun Oct 25	H 3:09 AM 1.6 ftL 10:28 AM 0.3 ftH 4:33 PM 1.3 ftL 9:41 PM 0.8 ft	7:33 AM / 6:51 PM
Mon Oct 26	H 3:34 AM 1.8 ftL 11:22 AM 0.2 ftH 5:26 PM 1.1 ftL 10:00 PM 0.8 ft	7:34 AM / 6:50 PM
Tue Oct 27	H 4:04 AM 1.9 ftL 12:19 PM 0.2 ftH 6:26 PM 1.0 ftL 10:20 PM 0.8 ft	7:34 AM / 6:50 PM
Wed Oct 28	H 4:39 AM 1.9 ftL 1:19 PM 0.1 ftH 7:33 PM 0.9 ftL 10:46 PM 0.8 ft	7:35 AM / 6:49 PM
Thu Oct 29	H 5:20 AM 1.9 ftL 2:24 PM 0.1 ftH 8:50 PM 0.8 ftL 11:27 PM 0.8 ft	7:36 AM / 6:48 PM
Fri Oct 30	H 6:08 AM 1.8 ftL 3:32 PM 0.2 ftH 10:09 PM 0.8 ft	7:36 AM / 6:47 PM
Sat Oct 31	L 12:46 AM 0.8 ftH 7:05 AM 1.6 ftL 4:42 PM 0.2 ftH 11:09 PM 0.9 ft	7:37 AM / 6:47 PM
Sun Nov 1	L 1:30 AM 0.8 ftH 7:21 AM 1.4 ftL 4:46 PM 0.2 ftH 10:53 PM 0.9 ft	6:38 AM / 5:46 PM
Mon Nov 2	L 3:07 AM 0.7 ftH 9:11 AM 1.3 ftL 5:39 PM 0.3 ftH 11:32 PM 1.0 ft	6:38 AM / 5:45 PM
Tue Nov 3	L 4:36 AM 0.6 ftH 11:00 AM 1.2 ftL 6:19 PM 0.4 ft	6:39 AM / 5:44 PM
Wed Nov 4	H 12:08 AM 1.1 ftL 5:58 AM 0.4 ftH 12:18 PM 1.2 ftL 6:50 PM 0.4 ft	6:40 AM / 5:44 PM
Thu Nov 5	H 12:42 AM 1.3 ftL 7:08 AM 0.3 ftH 1:16 PM 1.1 ftL 7:14 PM 0.5 ft	6:40 AM / 5:43 PM
Fri Nov 6	H 1:13 AM 1.4 ftL 8:10 AM 0.2 ftH 2:06 PM 1.1 ftL 7:34 PM 0.5 ft	6:41 AM / 5:43 PM
Sat Nov 7	H 1:41 AM 1.5 ftL 9:06 AM 0.2 ftH 2:53 PM 1.0 ftL 7:52 PM 0.6 ft	6:42 AM / 5:42 PM
Sun Nov 8	H 2:05 AM 1.6 ftL 9:57 AM 0.1 ftH 3:41 PM 0.9 ftL 8:12 PM 0.6 ft	6:42 AM / 5:41 PM
Mon Nov 9	H 2:26 AM 1.6 ftL 10:45 AM 0.1 ftH 4:32 PM 0.9 ftL 8:34 PM 0.7 ft	6:43 AM / 5:41 PM
Tue Nov 10	H 2:47 AM 1.7 ftL 11:29 AM 0.1 ftH 5:25 PM 0.8 ftL 9:01 PM 0.7 ft	6:44 AM / 5:40 PM

Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

Around Fort Myers

Fish in the waters around Fort Myers

26 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Black Mangrove Cichlid, Mayan Cichlid, African Jewelfish. The bar shows how many records each has.

Black Mangrove Cichlid Pelmatolapia mariaeBrackish water · 132 records
Mayan Cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmusBrackish water · 119 records
African Jewelfish Hemichromis letourneuxiBrackish water · 36 records
Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureusBrackish water · 35 records
Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 18 records
Walking Catfish Clarias batrachusBrackish water · 17 records
Blackchin Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheronSalt water · 14 records
Peacock Cichlid Cichla ocellarisBrackish water · 13 records
Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 12 records
Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenenseSalt water · 9 records
Flagfish Jordanella floridaeBrackish water · 6 records
Least Killifish Heterandria formosaBrackish water · 5 records
Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 5 records
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idellaBrackish water · 5 records
African Jewelfish Hemichromis bimaculatusBrackish water · 5 records
Tidewater Mojarra Eucinostomus harengulusSalt water · 4 records
Common Snook Centropomus undecimalisSalt water · 4 records
Asian Swamp Eel Monopterus albusSalt water · 4 records
Goldspotted Killifish Floridichthys carpioSalt water · 3 records
Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 3 records
Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 3 records
Marsh Killifish Fundulus confluentusSalt water · 3 records
Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 2 records
Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 2 records
Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucasBrackish water · 2 records
Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieriSalt water · 2 records

Fresh water nearby · 14 species

Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.

Oscar Astronotus ocellatusFresh water · 10 records
Warmouth Lepomis gulosusFresh water · 9 records
Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalisFresh water · 7 records
Brown Hoplo Hoplosternum littoraleFresh water · 7 records
Bluefin Killifish Lucania goodeiFresh water · 6 records
Spotted Sunfish Lepomis punctatusFresh water · 6 records
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 6 records
Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivusFresh water · 4 records
Florida Gar Lepisosteus platyrhincusFresh water · 4 records
Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 4 records
Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 4 records
Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatusFresh water · 3 records
Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotusFresh water · 3 records
Seminole Killifish Fundulus seminolisFresh water · 3 records

Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

About the tides at Fort Myers

Fort Myers gets two high tides and two low tides most days, but one high is clearly higher than the other (and one low clearly lower), which is called a mixed tide. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.8 ft between a high and the next low.

The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 1.8 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.6 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Wednesday, November 4, with only 0.8 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

The lowest tide of the month is 0.1 ft at 11:29 AM on Tuesday, November 10.

The highest predicted tide is 1.9 ft at 4:39 AM on Wednesday, October 28. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

Station details

NOAA station ID: 8725520
Type: reference (harmonic)
Location: 26.6478, -81.8711

Nearby tide stations

Cape Coral Bridge 7 mi
Iona Shores 10 mi
Matlacha Pass (bascule bridge) 12 mi
Hendry Creek, Estero Bay 12 mi
Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay 14 mi
Matanzas Pass (fixed bridge) Estero Island 14 mi

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