Lighthouse Beach Park
GoodNext low8:12 AM0.9 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:12 AM, 0.9 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
The island's tides, beach by beach
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All times are island time.
Best this morning:
Lighthouse Beach Park
7 to 9 AM
Low tide 8:12 AM, falling from 1:18 AM
- Blind Pass Beach7 to 9 AMLow tide 7:23 AM, falling from 1:05 AM
- Turner Beach7 to 9 AMLow tide 7:23 AM, falling from 1:05 AM
Tides by day
Saturday, September 12
- High tide 1:18 AM, 2.7 feet
- Low tide 8:12 AM, 0.9 feet
- High tide 1:52 PM, 2.9 feet
- Low tide 8:31 PM, 1.3 feet
- Good window 7 to 9 AM
Tide curve for Lighthouse Beach Park.
Ranked by each beach's best two-hour window on Saturday, September 12.
Beaches
Blind Pass Beach
GoodNext low7:23 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 7:23 AM, 0.6 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Turner Beach
GoodNext low7:23 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 7:23 AM, 0.6 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Bowman's Beach
GoodNext low7:31 AM0.7 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 7:31 AM, 0.7 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
East End Beaches
FairNext low8:07 AM0.8 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:07 AM, 0.8 feet
- Permit parking
Middle Gulf Beaches
FairNext low8:02 AM0.8 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:02 AM, 0.8 feet
- Permit parking
Gulfside City Park (Algiers Beach)
FairNext low7:57 AM0.8 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 7:57 AM, 0.8 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Alison Hagerup Beach Park
FairNext low7:51 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 7:51 AM, 0.6 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Tarpon Bay Road Beach
FairNext low7:53 AM0.8 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 7:53 AM, 0.8 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
West Gulf Beaches
FairNext low7:42 AM0.7 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 7:42 AM, 0.7 feet
- Resident permit only
Sunday, September 13
- High tide 1:35 AM, 2.8 feet
- Low tide 8:56 AM, 0.7 feet
- High tide 2:42 PM, 2.7 feet
- Low tide 8:52 PM, 1.5 feet
Tide curve for Lighthouse Beach Park.
Ranked by each beach's best two-hour window on Sunday, September 13.
Beaches
Blind Pass Beach
GoodNext low8:08 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:08 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Turner Beach
GoodNext low8:08 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:08 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Bowman's Beach
GoodNext low8:16 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:16 AM, 0.6 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
West Gulf Beaches
FairNext low8:27 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:27 AM, 0.6 feet
- Resident permit only
Alison Hagerup Beach Park
FairNext low8:35 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:35 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Lighthouse Beach Park
FairNext low8:56 AM0.7 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:56 AM, 0.7 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Tarpon Bay Road Beach
FairNext low8:37 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:37 AM, 0.6 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Gulfside City Park (Algiers Beach)
FairNext low8:41 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:41 AM, 0.6 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Middle Gulf Beaches
FairNext low8:46 AM0.7 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:46 AM, 0.7 feet
- Permit parking
East End Beaches
FairNext low8:51 AM0.7 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:51 AM, 0.7 feet
- Permit parking
Live shelling is illegal here
If it moves, it's alive: put it back
Taking a live shell is prohibited on Sanibel's beaches and in the water out to the city limit, under FWC Rule 68B-26. The ban covers any live shellfish, and it includes sand dollars, sea stars and sea urchins.
All shelling is prohibited in the J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge.
The live-shell ban has been in place Lee County-wide since March 1, 2002, so it covers Captiva as well as Sanibel.
Taking a live shell is a second-degree misdemeanor, and the penalty is up to a $500 fine and up to 60 days in jail.
A dark or fuzzy sand dollar is alive. Only white, dry ones are legal to take.
