Captiva Island Surf Report and Captiva Island Surf Forecast

surf

1ft - 2ft

wind

10mph South onshore

swell

2.5ft 5s SW

0.2ft 4s WNW

weather

90°f

uv index

water

°f

water quality

Good

wind wave

2.5ft 5s SSW

next tide

High at 2:14 pm

10:10pm low

updated 1 day ago

captiva island surf report

Wednesday: We have knee high wind swell form the SW with SW winds in the mid teens.

captiva island surf forecast

Thursday:

Gulfsters: Thigh high from the south at 4-5 sec with south winds in the low teens. Size may be smaller as you head south of Tampa and bigger as you head north towards the Big Bend.

Panhandle:  Waist to chest high with lucky bigger sets from the south at 6 sec with SW winds in the mid teens to low 20s making for chunky conditions.

Looking ahead:

Gulfsters:  We should be back to knee high with a few lucky bigger sets from the SW at 5 sec in Friday. Then we drop off for the weekend.

Panhandle:  South swell continues for Friday with strong onshore winds to start the day. Winds may ease for the afternoon so be ready.

We may have some smaller leftovers for Saturday morning but get on them if you see them because they will fade as the day goers on and then we are back to knee high wind swell for Sunday.

swell

Today
6/18

1ft - 2ft

Friday
6/19

1ft - 2ft

Saturday
6/20

0ft - 1ft

Sunday
6/21

0ft - 1ft

Monday
6/22

0ft - 1ft

Tuesday
6/23

0ft - 1ft

Wednesday
6/24

0ft - 1ft

wind (mph)

swell model

period model

wind model

buoys

Pulley Ridge (42097)

4.3ft

0.3ft

18.2s

South

West Tampa (42036)

4.6ft

SSW

0ft

North

East Gulf (42003)

station not reporting

Thursday, June 18

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	2ft	2ft 5s SW 0.2ft 4s WNW 0.2ft 5s WNW	13mph SSE cross shore	84°f

8am

2ft

2.3ft

1.1ft

0.2ft

WNW

13mph

South

cross shore

86°f

11am

2ft

2.5ft

0.2ft

WNW

16mph

South

cross shore

87°f

11am	2ft	2.5ft 5s SW 0.2ft 4s WNW	16mph South cross shore	87°f
2pm	2-3ft	2.5ft 5s SW	17mph South onshore	88°f

5pm

2-3ft

2.5ft

16mph

SSW

onshore

88°f

8pm

2-3ft

2.4ft

SSW

12mph

SSW

onshore

86°f

Friday, June 19

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	2ft	2ft 6s SW 2.3ft 6s SSW	12mph SSE cross shore	84°f

8am

2ft

1.9ft

2.1ft

SSW

12mph

South

cross shore

86°f

11am

2ft

1.8ft

SSW

12mph

South

cross shore

87°f

11am	2ft	1.8ft 6s SW 1.8ft 6s SSW	12mph South cross shore	87°f
2pm	2ft	1.6ft 6s SW 1.6ft 6s SW	13mph SSW onshore	88°f

5pm

2ft

1.7ft

1.5ft

13mph

WSW

onshore

88°f

8pm

2ft

1.6ft

9mph

WNW

onshore

85°f

Saturday, June 20

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	1-2ft	1.4ft 6s SW 1.4ft 6s SW 0.2ft 2s East	6mph SSE cross shore	83°f

8am

1-2ft

1.3ft

WSW

3mph

cross shore

84°f

11am

1-2ft

1.2ft

WSW

1.2ft

WSW

3mph

SSW

onshore

86°f

11am	1-2ft	1.2ft 6s WSW 1.2ft 6s WSW	3mph SSW onshore	86°f
2pm	1-2ft	1.1ft 5s WSW 1.1ft 5s WSW 0.3ft 2s SSE	10mph WSW onshore	86°f

5pm

1-2ft

1.3ft

WSW

0.8ft

West

12mph

West

onshore

87°f

8pm

1-2ft

1.4ft

WSW

0.7ft

0.6ft

West

9mph

cross shore

85°f

Sunday, June 21

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	1ft	1.3ft 3s SSE 0.7ft 5s WNW 0.5ft 5s SW	3mph South cross shore	82°f

8am

1ft

1.2ft

SSE

0.6ft

WNW

0.5ft

2mph

SSW

onshore

84°f

11am

1ft

South

0.8ft

South

0.5ft

WNW

3mph

WSW

onshore

86°f

11am	1ft	1ft 3s South 0.8ft 3s South 0.5ft 5s WNW	3mph WSW onshore	86°f
2pm	1ft	0.9ft 3s South 0.7ft 3s South 0.5ft 6s SW	8mph WSW onshore	87°f

5pm

1ft

0.8ft

0.5ft

South

0.5ft

10mph

West

onshore

87°f

8pm

1ft

0.7ft

WSW

0.5ft

South

0.4ft

7mph

West

onshore

86°f

Monday, June 22

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	1ft	0.5ft 5s SW 0.4ft 6s SW 0.3ft 3s South	6mph South onshore	83°f

8am

0-1ft

0.5ft

0.4ft

0.3ft

WNW

3mph

South

cross shore

84°f

11am

0-1ft

0.5ft

0.4ft

0.2ft

WNW

6mph

SSW

onshore

87°f

11am	0-1ft	0.5ft 5s SW 0.4ft 5s SW 0.2ft 4s WNW	6mph SSW onshore	87°f
2pm	0-1ft	0.5ft 5s SW 0.3ft 5s SW 0.2ft 5s WNW	8mph West onshore	88°f

5pm

1ft

0.7ft

0.3ft

10mph

West

onshore

88°f

8pm

0-1ft

0.7ft

0.3ft

8mph

WNW

onshore

86°f

Tuesday, June 23

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	0-1ft	0.5ft 5s SW 0.4ft 5s SW 0.3ft 2s NW	6mph ENE offshore	84°f

8am

0-1ft

0.5ft

0.4ft

0.3ft

6mph

ENE

offshore

84°f

11am

0-1ft

0.4ft

0.2ft

3mph

cross shore

87°f

11am	0-1ft	0.4ft 5s SW 0.4ft 5s SW 0.2ft 2s NW	3mph SE cross shore	87°f
2pm	1ft	0.6ft 5s SW 0.3ft 5s SW	8mph WSW onshore	87°f

5pm

1ft

0.3ft

0.2ft

SSE

12mph

West

onshore

88°f

8pm

1ft

1.1ft

0.3ft

0.2ft

SSE

10mph

cross shore

87°f

Wednesday, June 24

	surf	swell	wind	weatherwx
5am	1ft	0.8ft 3s NW 0.7ft 3s NW 0.3ft 6s SW	3mph North offshore	83°f

8am

0-1ft

0.7ft

0.6ft

0.3ft

3mph

North

offshore

83°f

11am

0-1ft

0.6ft

0.5ft

0.3ft

6mph

WNW

onshore

87°f

11am	0-1ft	0.6ft 3s NW 0.5ft 3s NW 0.3ft 5s SW	6mph WNW onshore	87°f
2pm	0-1ft	0.6ft 3s NW 0.3ft 5s SW 0.2ft 3s South	9mph West onshore	87°f

5pm

1ft

0.2ft

12mph

WNW

onshore

88°f

8pm

1ft

1.1ft

0.2ft

12mph

cross shore

87°f

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