Lighthouse Beach

Sanibel, Florida · Gulf coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Lighthouse Beach in Sanibel, Florida, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Lighthouse Beach

Water
79°F (26°C)
Waves
1.3 ft (0.4 m) every 4 seconds
Wind
11 mph (17 km/h) from the north
Air
73°F (23°C)

As of 9:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Lighthouse Beach

  • Today: no more low tides before sunset
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 10:25 AM, 0.0 ft (lowest)
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 11:18 AM, 0.1 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 12:13 PM, 0.2 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 1:06 PM, 0.4 ft

Predicted by NOAA for Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay entrance, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Lighthouse Beach

  • Nov 23–25: up to 3.5 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 11:18 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.8 ft (Wed, Nov 25, 7:34 AM)
  • Nov 27–28: up to 3.4 ft (Fri, Nov 27, 12:08 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.7 ft (Fri, Nov 27, 9:22 AM)
  • Dec 23: up to 3.2 ft (Wed, Dec 23, 10:25 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay entrance between now and March 3, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Point Ybel, San Carlos Bay entrance, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
None within 150 km that reports waves.
Facing
Southeast (149°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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