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Captiva Beach shoreline

Captiva Beach

Captiva

North end of Captiva at Redfish Pass, the classic sunset and shelling beach.

Photo: Alan Ribeiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped & resized; this version shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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85/100
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2.4 ft of tide swing with the low in daylight, 11 mph SSE wind, 1.5 ft seas.

Best window 9:22 AM – 11:52 AM

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Shelling at Captiva Beach

Best tide
Low 9:59 PM
Parking
Paid lot, very limited.
Restrooms
Yes
Fee
—

Worth looking for here: Shells.

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Conditions

Weather
Clear
Air
77°F
Water
79°F
Wind
NW 12 mph
Waves
1.1 ft
Rain (24h)
0.00 in

Live weather and marine data from Open-Meteo; tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station Redfish Pass, Captiva Island (north end).

Where it is

Captiva

Tides

  • Low

    9:59 PM

    1.225 ft

  • High

    3:53 AM

    2.299 ft

  • Low

    11:31 AM

    -0.154 ft

  • High

    6:24 PM

    1.599 ft

  • Low

    10:27 PM

    1.302 ft

  • High

    4:22 AM

    2.315 ft

  • Low

    12:09 PM

    -0.161 ft

  • High

    7:06 PM

    1.584 ft

What people find here

  • FossilsUnknown
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  • Shark teethUnknown
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  • ShellsExcellent
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  • Sea glassPoor
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  • Tidepool lifePoor
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  • Sand dollarsGood
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Practical info

Parking
Paid lot, very limited.
Restrooms
Yes
Dogs
Not allowed
Fee
—

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