Boca Grande Pass: spot guide
The mouth of Charlotte Harbor between Gasparilla Island and Cayo Costa, the tarpon pass. The pin is the Port Boca Grande tide gauge. Boca Grande Pass is a reef spot in the Southwest Gulf region, one of the 33 built-in spots Anglrithm scores every day.
The spot
- Nearest inlet
- Boca Grande Channel, 2.0 nm in a straight line
The stations behind it
- Models
- Seven forecast models, with no Gulf station grading them yet.
- Wind and water
- Fort Myers (FMRF1) and Venice (VENF1), NOAA NDBC, first one reporting
- Tide
- Port Boca Grande (CO-OPS 8725577)
- Marine forecast
- NWS zone GMZ836, from the Tampa Bay office
Every number on the live spot page names its station and its age.
Within 2 nm
No wreck or reef in the structure file lies within 2 nm.
Counts only, from the FWC, county and NOAA records. The positions are on the chart in the app; this page lists none.
Today at this spot
The live page scores Boca Grande Pass hour by hour from wind, seas, current, tide and water temperature for the fish above. Open Boca Grande Pass in the app; today's score at any spot is free with an account.
Display only, not for navigation. Every figure here names its source; check the NWS marine forecast and the posted rules before you leave the dock.