Blind Pass Beach
GoodNext low9:54 AM0.5 ft, more beach exposedLow tide 9:54 AM, 0.5 feet
- Public parking
- Restrooms
Swift currents, no swimming
Blind Pass Beach
All times are island time.
Thursday, October 15
The tide today
- High tide 1:46 AM, 2.6 feet
- Low tide 9:54 AM, 0.5 feet
- High tide 5:39 PM, 1.9 feet
- Low tide 8:18 PM, 1.8 feet
- Good window 9 to 11 AM
- Good window 7 to 9 PM
Tide curve for Blind Pass Beach.
Shelling here
The Sanibel side of Blind Pass gets the same shell-moving current as Turner across the water, so a falling tide is the time to be here. The pass runs swift and swimming is unsafe, so keep to the beach and the shallow edge while you hunt.
The next seven days
| Tide | Time | Water |
|---|---|---|
| High | 1:46 AMHigh tide 1:46 AM, 2.6 feet | +2.6 ft, less beach exposed |
| Low | 9:54 AMLow tide 9:54 AM, 0.5 feet | +0.5 ft, more beach exposed |
| High | 5:39 PMHigh tide 5:39 PM, 1.9 feet | +1.9 ft, less beach exposed |
| Low | 8:18 PMLow tide 8:18 PM, 1.8 feet | +1.8 ft, more beach exposed |
| Tide | Time | Water |
|---|---|---|
| High | 2:27 AMHigh tide 2:27 AM, 2.5 feet | +2.5 ft, less beach exposed |
| Low | 10:49 AMLow tide 10:49 AM, 0.6 feet | +0.6 ft, more beach exposed |
| Tide | Time | Water |
|---|---|---|
| High | 3:17 AMHigh tide 3:17 AM, 2.4 feet | +2.4 ft, less beach exposed |
| Low | 12:06 PMLow tide 12:06 PM, 0.7 feet | +0.7 ft, more beach exposed |
| Tide | Time | Water |
|---|---|---|
| High | 4:15 AMHigh tide 4:15 AM, 2.3 feet | +2.3 ft, less beach exposed |
| Low | 1:19 PMLow tide 1:19 PM, 0.7 feet | +0.7 ft, more beach exposed |
| High | 9:31 PMHigh tide 9:31 PM, 1.9 feet | +1.9 ft, less beach exposed |
| Tide | Time | Water |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 1:15 AMLow tide 1:15 AM, 1.9 feet | +1.9 ft, more beach exposed |
| High | 5:43 AMHigh tide 5:43 AM, 2.2 feet | +2.2 ft, less beach exposed |
| Low | 2:12 PMLow tide 2:12 PM, 0.8 feet | +0.8 ft, more beach exposed |
| High | 9:45 PMHigh tide 9:45 PM, 2.0 feet | +2.0 ft, less beach exposed |
| Tide | Time | Water |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 2:16 AMLow tide 2:16 AM, 1.7 feet | +1.7 ft, more beach exposed |
| High | 7:41 AMHigh tide 7:41 AM, 2.3 feet | +2.3 ft, less beach exposed |
| Low | 2:58 PMLow tide 2:58 PM, 0.8 feet | +0.8 ft, more beach exposed |
| High | 10:03 PMHigh tide 10:03 PM, 2.1 feet | +2.1 ft, less beach exposed |
| Tide | Time | Water |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 3:07 AMLow tide 3:07 AM, 1.4 feet | +1.4 ft, more beach exposed |
| High | 9:02 AMHigh tide 9:02 AM, 2.3 feet | +2.3 ft, less beach exposed |
| Low | 3:40 PMLow tide 3:40 PM, 0.9 feet | +0.9 ft, more beach exposed |
| High | 10:19 PMHigh tide 10:19 PM, 2.2 feet | +2.2 ft, less beach exposed |
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.
