Captiva water temperature

Typically about 88° in August — bath-warm.

from the Fort Myers harbor station, about 22 miles down the coast

bath-warm

bath-warm 80° and up perfect 72–79° refreshing 65–71° brisk below 65° 88° typical for August

The year at a glance

Swimmable from February through November.

swimmable 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° 89° 67° JFMAMJJASOND January: typically 67° — refreshing February: typically 73° — perfect March: typically 76° — perfect April: typically 79° — perfect May: typically 85° — bath-warm June: typically 87° — bath-warm July: typically 89° — bath-warm August: typically 88° — bath-warm September: typically 87° — bath-warm October: typically 80° — bath-warm November: typically 75° — perfect December: typically 69° — refreshing

Month by month

Month Typical Feels
January 67° refreshing
February 73° perfect
March 76° perfect
April 79° perfect
May 85° bath-warm
June 87° bath-warm
July 89° bath-warm
August 88° bath-warm
September 87° bath-warm
October 80° bath-warm
November 75° perfect
December 69° refreshing

About this reading

The Fort Myers harbor station sits in the harbor; open-water surf can read a few degrees different.

Reading from the Fort Myers harbor station, about 22 miles down the coast. That's a long way down the coast — treat this as the area's surf temperature, not the sandbar in front of you.

Warm water says nothing about surf, rip currents, or bacteria — check local lifeguard flags and advisories.