Gulf Coast Guide

Sanibel &
Captiva

The Sanibel Stoop

Everything for a day of shelling and sun, conditions, parking, the Turner Beach sunset and where to eat after.

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

more tools coming

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & shelling window

Parking Finder

Paid beach lots & meters

Sunset

Turner Beach sunset & live cam

Dining

Grouper, key lime & island eats

Boat Trips

Shelling cruises & dolphin tours

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Lighthouse Beach

1884 lighthouse, fishing pier & shells

Paid lot · point

Bowman's Beach

Wild, undeveloped, best on the island

Paid lot · long walk

Blind Pass Beach

Top shelling at the pass cut

Paid lot · current

Turner Beach

Captiva side · famous west-facing sunset

Paid lot · fills fast

Tarpon Bay Beach

Central, calm, easy family swimming

Paid lot · mid-island

Captiva Beach

Village end of Captiva · pure sunset

Alison Hagerup lot

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Captiva

North over Blind Pass

Village, Bubble Room & Turner Beach sunsets

Fort Myers Beach

30 min east

Times Square, Estero sand & the rebuilt pier

Cape Coral

40 min northeast

Canals, tiki bars & the Yacht Club beach

Naples

50 min south

Pier, 5th Avenue & upscale Gulf sand

see you on the sand

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