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Gulf Coast Guide

Captiva
Island

No Traffic Lights

The island with no traffic lights and no chain restaurants — Turner Beach sunsets, Mucky Duck and the Gulf the way it used to be.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & green flash odds

Parking Finder

Captiva village lots

Turner Sunset

The Gulf's best west-facing send-off

Dining

Mucky Duck, Bubble Room & grouper

Things to Do

Cayo Costa, Cabbage Key & dolphins

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Turner Beach

Classic west-facing sunset at Blind Pass

Paid lot · fills fast

Alison Hagerup Beach

North tip of Captiva · wide open sand

Paid lot · village walk

Mucky Duck Beach

The bar's private sand — walk right in

Gulf front · no lot

Captiva Beach

Mid-island, calm and uncrowded

Park at village

Blind Pass (Sanibel)

South side of the pass, shelling cut

Sanibel lot · best shells

South Seas Beach

Gated resort north tip

Resort guests only

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Sanibel Island

South over Blind Pass

Shelling capital, Ding Darling & the 1884 lighthouse

Cayo Costa

30 min by boat

Wild barrier island — best undisturbed shelling in the state

Cabbage Key

20 min by boat

Dollar-bill covered inn, cheeseburger in paradise

Fort Myers Beach

45 min by road

Times Square, rebuilt pier and Estero Bay

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Captiva Island. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Captiva, the water is 89°F, surf is running 0–1 ft and the air is 83°F but feels like 90°F. Wind is 9 mph from the SW and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 240 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 12 PM to 5 PM. Today’s tides: High 5:21 AM, Low 12:18 PM, High 6:13 PM, Low 11:59 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.