San Carlos Bay, Sanibel: spot guide
Between the Sanibel Causeway and Punta Rassa. Snook, reds and tarpon on the moving tide. The pin is the Punta Rassa tide gauge. San Carlos Bay, Sanibel is an inshore spot in the Southwest Gulf region, one of the 33 built-in spots Anglrithm scores every day.
The spot
- Nearest inlet
- Redfish Pass, 10.7 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 Rookery Bay (RKXF1), NOAA NDBC, first one reporting
- Tide
- Punta Rassa (CO-OPS 8725391)
- 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
10 wrecks and reefs in the structure file lie within 2 nm: 5 wrecks and 5 charted obstructions.
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 San Carlos Bay, Sanibel hour by hour from wind, seas, current, tide and water temperature for the fish above. Open San Carlos Bay, Sanibel 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.