Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay tide chart
Florida · Punta Rassa · NOAA station 8725391 · times in local time (EDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 12:58 AM 2.9 ft
- Low 7:57 AM 0.2 ft
- High 2:19 PM 2.6 ft
- Low 8:02 PM 1.4 ft
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Sunrise 7:26 AM · Sunset 7:05 PM · New moon (0%)
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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
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 12:58 AM 2.9 ftL 7:57 AM 0.2 ftH 2:19 PM 2.6 ftL 8:02 PM 1.4 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:05 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 1:16 AM 2.9 ftL 8:36 AM 0.1 ftH 3:03 PM 2.5 ftL 8:34 PM 1.5 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:04 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 1:36 AM 2.9 ftL 9:16 AM 0.1 ftH 3:50 PM 2.3 ftL 9:02 PM 1.6 ft | 7:27 AM / 7:03 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:00 AM 2.9 ftL 9:58 AM 0.2 ftH 4:42 PM 2.2 ftL 9:20 PM 1.8 ft | 7:27 AM / 7:02 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:30 AM 2.8 ftL 10:44 AM 0.3 ftH 5:39 PM 2.0 ftL 9:10 PM 1.8 ft | 7:28 AM / 7:01 PM | Waxing crescent (19%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:06 AM 2.6 ftL 11:37 AM 0.5 ftH 6:52 PM 2.0 ftL 9:20 PM 1.9 ft | 7:28 AM / 7:00 PM | Waxing crescent (28%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 3:52 AM 2.5 ftL 12:43 PM 0.7 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:59 PM | First quarter (38%) |
Tidal currents near Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay
From NOAA's current predictions for Point Ybel, 0.4 mile northwest of, 2.2 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the WSW (255°) and the ebb toward the E (80°). The strongest current this week is 1.4 knots.
| Day | Slack water and peak currents |
|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | Slack 2:49 AMEbb 6:32 AM 1.4 knSlack 9:17 AMFlood 12:05 PM 1.4 knSlack 4:45 PMEbb 7:14 PM 0.5 knSlack 8:32 PMFlood 11:20 PM 1.1 kn |
| Mon Oct 12 | Slack 3:09 AMEbb 7:01 AM 1.4 knSlack 9:54 AMFlood 12:45 PM 1.3 knSlack 5:40 PMEbb 7:50 PM 0.3 knSlack 8:45 PMFlood 11:42 PM 1.0 kn |
| Tue Oct 13 | Slack 3:34 AMEbb 7:32 AM 1.4 knSlack 10:34 AMFlood 1:29 PM 1.1 knSlack 6:43 PMEbb 8:28 PM 0.2 knSlack 8:57 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | Flood 12:09 AM 0.9 knSlack 4:05 AMEbb 8:07 AM 1.4 knSlack 11:19 AMFlood 2:21 PM 1.0 knSlack 8:07 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | Flood 12:43 AM 0.8 knSlack 4:41 AMEbb 8:47 AM 1.3 knSlack 12:13 PMFlood 3:24 PM 0.9 knSlack 8:34 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | Flood 1:24 AM 0.7 knSlack 5:24 AMEbb 9:32 AM 1.1 knSlack 1:20 PMFlood 4:36 PM 0.8 knFlood 9:47 PM 0.2 kn |
| Sat Oct 17 | Flood 2:17 AM 0.6 knSlack 6:14 AMEbb 10:31 AM 0.9 knSlack 2:36 PMFlood 5:56 PM 0.7 knFlood 11:36 PM 0.2 kn |
Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.
Best fishing times at Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay
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 | 72 · Good | 1:00 AM–3:00 AM, 1:00 PM–2:00 PM | 12:41 AM–2:41 AM, 1:03 PM–3:03 PM | 7:55 AM–8:55 AM, 7:07 PM–8:07 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 67 · Good | 2:00 AM–3:00 AM | 1:26 AM–3:26 AM, 1:50 PM–3:50 PM | 8:52 AM–9:52 AM, 7:43 PM–8:43 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 57 · Good | 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:14 AM–4:14 AM, 2:38 PM–4:38 PM | 9:50 AM–10:50 AM, 8:23 PM–9:23 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 49 · Fair | 4:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:03 AM–5:03 AM, 3:28 PM–5:28 PM | 10:46 AM–11:46 AM, 9:08 PM–10:08 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 39 · Fair | 4:00 AM–6:00 AM | 3:53 AM–5:53 AM, 4:19 PM–6:19 PM | 11:40 AM–12:40 PM, 9:57 PM–10:57 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 44 · Fair | 5:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:44 AM–6:44 AM, 5:09 PM–7:09 PM | 12:30 PM–1:30 PM, 10:50 PM–11:50 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 48 · Fair | 6:00 AM–8:00 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 5:34 AM–7:34 AM, 5:59 PM–7:59 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.
- 0.1 ft at 8:36 AM on Monday, October 12
- 0.1 ft at 9:16 AM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.2 ft at 7:57 AM on Sunday, October 11
- 0.2 ft at 9:58 AM on Wednesday, October 14
- 0.3 ft at 10:44 AM on Thursday, October 15
- 0.5 ft at 11:37 AM on Friday, October 16
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 12:58 AM 2.9 ftL 7:57 AM 0.2 ftH 2:19 PM 2.6 ftL 8:02 PM 1.4 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:05 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 1:16 AM 2.9 ftL 8:36 AM 0.1 ftH 3:03 PM 2.5 ftL 8:34 PM 1.5 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:04 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 1:36 AM 2.9 ftL 9:16 AM 0.1 ftH 3:50 PM 2.3 ftL 9:02 PM 1.6 ft | 7:27 AM / 7:03 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 2:00 AM 2.9 ftL 9:58 AM 0.2 ftH 4:42 PM 2.2 ftL 9:20 PM 1.8 ft | 7:27 AM / 7:02 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 2:30 AM 2.8 ftL 10:44 AM 0.3 ftH 5:39 PM 2.0 ftL 9:10 PM 1.8 ft | 7:28 AM / 7:01 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 3:06 AM 2.6 ftL 11:37 AM 0.5 ftH 6:52 PM 2.0 ftL 9:20 PM 1.9 ft | 7:28 AM / 7:00 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 3:52 AM 2.5 ftL 12:43 PM 0.7 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:59 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 4:54 AM 2.4 ftL 1:57 PM 0.8 ftH 9:26 PM 2.1 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:58 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 2:19 AM 1.9 ftH 7:43 AM 2.3 ftL 3:00 PM 0.8 ftH 10:03 PM 2.2 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:57 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 3:22 AM 1.7 ftH 9:12 AM 2.4 ftL 3:50 PM 0.8 ftH 10:32 PM 2.3 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:56 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 4:10 AM 1.4 ftH 10:13 AM 2.5 ftL 4:33 PM 0.9 ftH 10:59 PM 2.5 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:55 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 4:53 AM 1.1 ftH 11:06 AM 2.5 ftL 5:11 PM 0.9 ftH 11:24 PM 2.6 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:54 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 5:34 AM 0.8 ftH 11:53 AM 2.6 ftL 5:47 PM 1.0 ftH 11:47 PM 2.7 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:54 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 6:15 AM 0.4 ftH 12:38 PM 2.6 ftL 6:22 PM 1.2 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:53 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 12:06 AM 2.9 ftL 6:56 AM 0.1 ftH 1:23 PM 2.5 ftL 6:55 PM 1.3 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:52 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 12:26 AM 3.0 ftL 7:39 AM -0.1 ftH 2:10 PM 2.4 ftL 7:28 PM 1.4 ft | 7:34 AM / 6:51 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 12:50 AM 3.1 ftL 8:24 AM -0.3 ftH 3:06 PM 2.3 ftL 8:00 PM 1.5 ft | 7:35 AM / 6:50 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 1:21 AM 3.1 ftL 9:14 AM -0.4 ftH 4:12 PM 2.1 ftL 8:34 PM 1.6 ft | 7:35 AM / 6:50 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 1:58 AM 3.1 ftL 10:09 AM -0.3 ftH 5:22 PM 2.0 ftL 9:12 PM 1.7 ft | 7:36 AM / 6:49 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 2:43 AM 3.0 ftL 11:07 AM -0.1 ftH 6:39 PM 1.9 ftL 10:11 PM 1.8 ft | 7:37 AM / 6:48 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 3:41 AM 2.8 ftL 12:10 PM 0.1 ftH 8:05 PM 2.0 ftL 11:49 PM 1.8 ft | 7:37 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 4:05 AM 2.6 ftL 12:19 PM 0.3 ftH 8:05 PM 2.1 ft | 6:38 AM / 5:47 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 12:36 AM 1.7 ftH 6:30 AM 2.5 ftL 1:25 PM 0.5 ftH 8:43 PM 2.2 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:46 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 1:56 AM 1.4 ftH 8:04 AM 2.4 ftL 2:21 PM 0.6 ftH 9:13 PM 2.4 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:45 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 2:57 AM 1.0 ftH 9:17 AM 2.4 ftL 3:11 PM 0.8 ftH 9:40 PM 2.5 ft | 6:40 AM / 5:45 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 3:50 AM 0.7 ftH 10:19 AM 2.4 ftL 3:56 PM 0.9 ftH 10:06 PM 2.6 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:44 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 4:38 AM 0.3 ftH 11:12 AM 2.4 ftL 4:38 PM 1.1 ftH 10:31 PM 2.7 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 5:21 AM 0.1 ftH 11:56 AM 2.3 ftL 5:18 PM 1.2 ftH 10:54 PM 2.8 ft | 6:42 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 6:01 AM -0.1 ftH 12:36 PM 2.3 ftL 5:56 PM 1.4 ftH 11:17 PM 2.8 ft | 6:43 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 6:39 AM -0.2 ftH 1:16 PM 2.2 ftL 6:32 PM 1.5 ftH 11:39 PM 2.8 ft | 6:43 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 7:17 AM -0.2 ftH 1:58 PM 2.1 ftL 7:05 PM 1.5 ft | 6:44 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.
Around Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay
Beaches
- West Bunche Beach 2.2 mi
- Dixie Beach 2.7 mi
- Bunche Beach 3.0 mi
- Calusa Point 4.2 mi
Boat ramps
- Punta Rassa Boat Ramp 0.3 mi
- Boat ramp 1.4 mi
- Boat ramp 2.8 mi
- Kayak Launch 2.8 mi
Marinas
- Shell Point Marina 2.2 mi
- Tarpon Point Marina 3.6 mi
- Cape Coral Yacht Club 5.4 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- Sanibel Fishing Pier 2.3 mi
- Mantanzas Pass Fishing Pier 4.2 mi
- Fort Myers Beach Pier 4.3 mi
- Cape Coral Fishing Pier 5.3 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay
39 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Pinfish, Redfin Needlefish, Sheepshead. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 28 records
- Redfin Needlefish Strongylura notataSalt water · 22 records
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 21 records
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 21 records
- Scaled Herring Harengula jaguanaSalt water · 19 records
- Mayan Cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmusBrackish water · 19 records
- Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 18 records
- Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 17 records
- Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 16 records
- Goldspotted Killifish Floridichthys carpioSalt water · 13 records
- Eastern Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiBrackish water · 13 records
- Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 12 records
- Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 11 records
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 11 records
- Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 11 records
- Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 11 records
- Planehead Filefish Stephanolepis hispidusSalt water · 10 records
- Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 10 records
- Dusky Pipefish Syngnathus floridaeSalt water · 9 records
- Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 9 records
- Gulf Kingfish Menticirrhus littoralisSalt water · 9 records
- Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelusSalt water · 9 records
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 9 records
- Ladyfish Elops saurusSalt water · 9 records
- Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 9 records
- Florida Blenny Chasmodes saburraeSalt water · 9 records
- Tidewater Mojarra Eucinostomus harengulusSalt water · 8 records
- Walking Catfish Clarias batrachusBrackish water · 8 records
- Tarpon Megalops atlanticusSalt water · 8 records
- Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteriaSalt water · 8 records
- Permit Trachinotus falcatusSalt water · 8 records
- Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 7 records
- Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagrisSalt water · 7 records
- Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurusSalt water · 7 records
- Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 7 records
- Gulf Minkfish Menticirrhus saxatilisSalt water · 7 records
- Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 7 records
- Bandtail Puffer Sphoeroides spengleriSalt water · 7 records
- Lined Sole Achirus lineatusSalt water · 7 records
Fresh water nearby · 1 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Havana Pupfish Cyprinodon riverendiFresh water · 7 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 Rassa, San Carlos Bay
Punta Rassa, San Carlos Bay 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 1.6 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 3.5 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (3.0 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 Monday, October 19, with only 1.5 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.4 ft at 9:14 AM 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 3.1 ft at 1:21 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: 8725391
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 26.4883, -82.0133