Blind Pass Beach
GoodNext low7:31 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 7:31 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
The island's tides, beach by beach
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All times are island time.
Best this morning:
Blind Pass Beach
7 to 9 AM
Low tide 7:31 AM, falling from 11:58 PM
- Turner Beach7 to 9 AMLow tide 7:31 AM, falling from 11:58 PM
- Bowman's Beach7 to 9 AMLow tide 7:42 AM, falling from 11:59 PM
Tides by day
Tuesday, October 27
- Low tide 7:31 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- High tide 2:35 PM, 2.2 feet
- Low tide 6:54 PM, 1.6 feet
- Good window 7 to 9 AM
Tide curve for Blind Pass Beach.
Ranked by each beach's best two-hour window on Tuesday, October 27.
Beaches
Turner Beach
GoodNext low7:31 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 7:31 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Bowman's Beach
GoodNext low7:42 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 7:42 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Lighthouse Beach Park
GoodNext low8:36 AM-0.2 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:36 AM, minus 0.2 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Gulfside City Park (Algiers Beach)
GoodNext low8:16 AM-0.2 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:16 AM, minus 0.2 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Tarpon Bay Road Beach
GoodNext low8:11 AM-0.2 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:11 AM, minus 0.2 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Alison Hagerup Beach Park
GoodNext low8:08 AM-0.2 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:08 AM, minus 0.2 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Middle Gulf Beaches
GoodNext low8:23 AM-0.2 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:23 AM, minus 0.2 feet
- Permit parking
East End Beaches
GoodNext low8:29 AM-0.2 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:29 AM, minus 0.2 feet
- Permit parking
West Gulf Beaches
GoodNext low7:56 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 7:56 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Resident permit only
Wednesday, October 28
- High tide 12:32 AM, 3.0 feet
- Low tide 8:23 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- High tide 3:40 PM, 2.1 feet
- Low tide 7:22 PM, 1.7 feet
- Good window 7 to 9 AM
Tide curve for Blind Pass Beach.
Ranked by each beach's best two-hour window on Wednesday, October 28.
Beaches
Blind Pass Beach
GoodNext low8:23 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:23 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Turner Beach
GoodNext low8:23 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:23 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Bowman's Beach
GoodNext low8:34 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:34 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Lighthouse Beach Park
GoodNext low9:28 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 9:28 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
West Gulf Beaches
FairNext low8:48 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 8:48 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Resident permit only
East End Beaches
FairNext low9:21 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 9:21 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Permit parking
Middle Gulf Beaches
FairNext low9:15 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 9:15 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Permit parking
Tarpon Bay Road Beach
FairNext low9:03 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 9:03 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Alison Hagerup Beach Park
FairNext low9:00 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 9:00 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Gulfside City Park (Algiers Beach)
FairNext low9:08 AM-0.3 ft, a minus tide, the most beach exposedLow tide 9:08 AM, minus 0.3 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
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.
