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
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 8:08 AM, falling from 1:24 AM
- Turner Beach7 to 9 AMLow tide 8:08 AM, falling from 1:24 AM
- Bowman's Beach7 to 9 AMLow tide 8:16 AM, falling from 1:25 AM
Tides by day
Sunday, September 13
- High tide 1:24 AM, 2.6 feet
- Low tide 8:08 AM, 0.5 feet
- High tide 2:37 PM, 2.4 feet
- Low tide 8:13 PM, 1.3 feet
- Good window 7 to 9 AM
- Good window 7 to 9 PM
Tide curve for Blind Pass Beach.
Ranked by each beach's best two-hour window on Sunday, September 13.
Beaches
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
Monday, September 14
- High tide 1:44 AM, 2.6 feet
- Low tide 8:52 AM, 0.5 feet
- High tide 3:32 PM, 2.2 feet
- Low tide 8:41 PM, 1.5 feet
- Good window 7 to 9 AM
Tide curve for Blind Pass Beach.
Ranked by each beach's best two-hour window on Monday, September 14.
Beaches
Blind Pass Beach
GoodNext low8:52 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:52 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Turner Beach
GoodNext low8:52 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 8:52 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Lighthouse Beach Park
FairNext low9:42 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:42 AM, 0.6 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Bowman's Beach
FairNext low9:00 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:00 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
East End Beaches
FairNext low9:36 AM0.6 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:36 AM, 0.6 feet
- Permit parking
Middle Gulf Beaches
FairNext low9:32 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:32 AM, 0.5 feet
- Permit parking
Gulfside City Park (Algiers Beach)
FairNext low9:26 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:26 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Tarpon Bay Road Beach
FairNext low9:22 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:22 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Alison Hagerup Beach Park
FairNext low9:20 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:20 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
West Gulf Beaches
FairNext low9:11 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:11 AM, 0.5 feet
- Resident permit only
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.
