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Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor tide chart

Florida · near Punta Gorda Isles (1 mi) · NOAA station 8725744 · times in local time (EDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:11 AM · 2.1 ft10:41 AM · 0.3 ft4:57 PM · 1.7 ft10:10 PM · 1.2 ft2.1 ft
  • High 3:11 AM 2.1 ft
  • Low 10:41 AM 0.3 ft
  • High 4:57 PM 1.7 ft
  • Low 10:10 PM 1.2 ft

Sunrise 7:26 AM · Sunset 7:05 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor
95Excellent

Best times

1:00 PM–3:00 PM and 1:00 AM–2:00 AM

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.

    Weather and conditions at Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor

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    Marine forecast: Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound

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    • 162.400 MHz WX2 WWG59, Venice, FL (25 mi)
    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WXK83, Fort Myers, FL (26 mi)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 3:11 AM 2.1 ftL 10:41 AM 0.3 ftH 4:57 PM 1.7 ftL 10:10 PM 1.2 ft7:26 AM / 7:05 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 3:31 AM 2.2 ftL 11:21 AM 0.2 ftH 5:48 PM 1.6 ftL 10:25 PM 1.3 ft7:27 AM / 7:04 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 3:54 AM 2.2 ftL 12:01 PM 0.1 ftH 6:45 PM 1.5 ftL 10:36 PM 1.3 ft7:27 AM / 7:03 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 4:21 AM 2.3 ftL 12:45 PM 0.2 ftH 7:53 PM 1.4 ftL 10:44 PM 1.4 ft7:28 AM / 7:02 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 4:53 AM 2.2 ftL 1:34 PM 0.2 ft7:28 AM / 7:01 PMWaxing crescent (19%)
    Fri Oct 16H 5:29 AM 2.1 ftL 2:33 PM 0.2 ft7:29 AM / 7:00 PMWaxing crescent (28%)
    Sat Oct 17H 6:17 AM 2.0 ftL 3:41 PM 0.3 ft7:29 AM / 6:59 PMFirst quarter (38%)

    Best fishing times at Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor

    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.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1195 · Excellent1:00 PM–3:00 PM, 1:00 AM–2:00 AM12:41 AM–2:41 AM, 1:04 PM–3:04 PM7:56 AM–8:56 AM, 7:06 PM–8:06 PM
    Mon Oct 1281 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:27 AM–3:27 AM, 1:50 PM–3:50 PM8:53 AM–9:53 AM, 7:42 PM–8:42 PM
    Tue Oct 1367 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:14 AM–4:14 AM, 2:38 PM–4:38 PM9:51 AM–10:51 AM, 8:22 PM–9:22 PM
    Wed Oct 1455 · Good4:00 PM–5:00 PM3:03 AM–5:03 AM, 3:28 PM–5:28 PM10:47 AM–11:47 AM, 9:07 PM–10:07 PM
    Thu Oct 1538 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:53 AM–5:53 AM, 4:19 PM–6:19 PM11:41 AM–12:41 PM, 9:56 PM–10:56 PM
    Fri Oct 1639 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:44 AM–6:44 AM, 5:10 PM–7:10 PM12:31 PM–1:31 PM, 10:49 PM–11:49 PM
    Sat Oct 1744 · Fair6:00 PM–8:00 PM5:35 AM–7:35 AM, 5:59 PM–7:59 PM1:17 PM–2:17 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.

    1. 0.1 ft at 12:01 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    2. 0.2 ft at 12:45 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    3. 0.2 ft at 11:21 AM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.2 ft at 1:34 PM on Thursday, October 15
    5. 0.2 ft at 2:33 PM on Friday, October 16
    6. 0.3 ft at 10:41 AM on Sunday, October 11

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 3:11 AM 2.1 ftL 10:41 AM 0.3 ftH 4:57 PM 1.7 ftL 10:10 PM 1.2 ft7:26 AM / 7:05 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 3:31 AM 2.2 ftL 11:21 AM 0.2 ftH 5:48 PM 1.6 ftL 10:25 PM 1.3 ft7:27 AM / 7:04 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 3:54 AM 2.2 ftL 12:01 PM 0.1 ftH 6:45 PM 1.5 ftL 10:36 PM 1.3 ft7:27 AM / 7:03 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 4:21 AM 2.3 ftL 12:45 PM 0.2 ftH 7:53 PM 1.4 ftL 10:44 PM 1.4 ft7:28 AM / 7:02 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 4:53 AM 2.2 ftL 1:34 PM 0.2 ft7:28 AM / 7:01 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 5:29 AM 2.1 ftL 2:33 PM 0.2 ft7:29 AM / 7:00 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 6:17 AM 2.0 ftL 3:41 PM 0.3 ft7:29 AM / 6:59 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 7:27 AM 1.9 ftL 4:53 PM 0.3 ft7:30 AM / 6:58 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 1:36 AM 1.5 ftL 3:59 AM 1.5 ftH 9:07 AM 1.8 ftL 5:56 PM 0.4 ft7:30 AM / 6:57 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 1:21 AM 1.5 ftL 5:41 AM 1.3 ftH 10:48 AM 1.7 ftL 6:47 PM 0.4 ft7:31 AM / 6:56 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 1:31 AM 1.6 ftL 6:45 AM 1.1 ftH 12:12 PM 1.8 ftL 7:27 PM 0.5 ft7:32 AM / 6:55 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 1:42 AM 1.7 ftL 7:35 AM 0.9 ftH 1:17 PM 1.8 ftL 8:00 PM 0.6 ft7:32 AM / 6:54 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 1:52 AM 1.8 ftL 8:18 AM 0.6 ftH 2:12 PM 1.8 ftL 8:29 PM 0.8 ft7:33 AM / 6:53 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 2:03 AM 1.9 ftL 9:00 AM 0.4 ftH 3:04 PM 1.8 ftL 8:53 PM 1.0 ft7:33 AM / 6:53 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 2:18 AM 2.0 ftL 9:43 AM 0.2 ftH 3:58 PM 1.7 ftL 9:14 PM 1.1 ft7:34 AM / 6:52 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 2:39 AM 2.2 ftL 10:28 AM 0.0 ftH 4:58 PM 1.6 ftL 9:29 PM 1.3 ft7:35 AM / 6:51 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 3:04 AM 2.4 ftL 11:15 AM -0.1 ftH 6:11 PM 1.5 ftL 9:37 PM 1.4 ft7:35 AM / 6:50 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 3:36 AM 2.5 ftL 12:07 PM -0.2 ft7:36 AM / 6:49 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 4:14 AM 2.5 ftL 1:05 PM -0.2 ft7:37 AM / 6:48 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 5:02 AM 2.4 ftL 2:08 PM -0.1 ft7:37 AM / 6:48 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 6:01 AM 2.3 ftL 3:17 PM 0.0 ft7:38 AM / 6:47 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 6:19 AM 2.0 ftL 3:28 PM 0.1 ft6:39 AM / 5:46 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 12:15 AM 1.4 ftL 2:21 AM 1.4 ftH 7:57 AM 1.8 ftL 4:31 PM 0.2 ftH 11:50 PM 1.4 ft6:39 AM / 5:46 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 4:25 AM 1.2 ftH 9:49 AM 1.7 ftL 5:23 PM 0.4 ft6:40 AM / 5:45 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 12:01 AM 1.6 ftL 5:47 AM 0.9 ftH 11:28 AM 1.6 ftL 6:05 PM 0.5 ft6:41 AM / 5:44 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 12:15 AM 1.7 ftL 6:46 AM 0.6 ftH 12:43 PM 1.6 ftL 6:39 PM 0.7 ft6:41 AM / 5:44 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 12:30 AM 1.8 ftL 7:35 AM 0.3 ftH 1:44 PM 1.6 ftL 7:07 PM 0.9 ft6:42 AM / 5:43 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 12:45 AM 2.0 ftL 8:17 AM 0.1 ftH 2:40 PM 1.5 ftL 7:31 PM 1.1 ft6:43 AM / 5:42 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 1:02 AM 2.1 ftL 8:56 AM 0.0 ftH 3:33 PM 1.4 ftL 7:50 PM 1.2 ft6:44 AM / 5:42 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 1:23 AM 2.2 ftL 9:33 AM -0.1 ftH 4:28 PM 1.4 ftL 8:04 PM 1.3 ft6:44 AM / 5:41 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 1:47 AM 2.2 ftL 10:10 AM -0.1 ftH 5:27 PM 1.4 ftL 8:11 PM 1.3 ft6:45 AM / 5:41 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.

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    Fish in the waters around Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor

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

    • Mayan Cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmusBrackish water · 8 records
    • African Jewelfish Hemichromis letourneuxiBrackish water · 5 records
    • Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 5 records
    • Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 4 records
    • Hogchoker Trinectes maculatusSalt water · 4 records
    • Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureusBrackish water · 3 records
    • Frillfin Goby Bathygobius soporatorSalt water · 3 records
    • Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanusSalt water · 3 records
    • Tidewater Silverside Menidia peninsulaeSalt water · 3 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 3 records
    • Sand Perch Diplectrum formosumSalt water · 3 records
    • Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 2 records
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 2 records
    • Striped Mojarra Eugerres plumieriSalt water · 2 records
    • Yellowfin Mojarra Gerres cinereusSalt water · 2 records
    • Common Snook Centropomus undecimalisSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Emerald Goby Ctenogobius smaragdusSalt water · 2 records
    • Highfin Goby Gobionellus oceanicusSalt water · 2 records
    • Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagrisSalt water · 2 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 2 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 2 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 2 records
    • Fantail Mullet Mugil trichodonSalt water · 2 records
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 2 records
    • Skilletfish Gobiesox strumosusSalt water · 2 records
    • Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucasSalt water · 2 records
    • Walking Catfish Clarias batrachusBrackish water · 2 records
    • Tarpon Megalops atlanticusSalt water · 2 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 2 records
    • Spottail Pinfish Diplodus holbrookiiSalt water · 2 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 2 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 1 record
    Fresh water nearby · 6 species

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

    • Brown Hoplo Hoplosternum littoraleFresh water · 11 records
    • Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 4 records
    • Taillight Shiner Notropis maculatusFresh water · 2 records
    • Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophusFresh water · 2 records
    • Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 2 records
    • Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 2 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 Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor

    Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor 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 1.2 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Thursday, October 29, when the day's range reaches 2.7 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (2.3 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 1.1 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 12:07 PM on Wednesday, October 28. There are 8 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 2.5 ft at 4:14 AM on Thursday, October 29. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.

    Station details

    Reference station: St. Petersburg.

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