Fort Myers Beach surf report
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Fort Myers Beach
Fort Myers Beach sits on the Florida coast, where the water runs from about 66°F in January to 89°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November — 10 months of the year — peaking around 89°F in July and dropping to about 66°F in January.
Today it is 90°F. That is 1° above the August average of 89°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Matanzas Pass (fixed Bridge) Estero Island about 0.6 km away on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fort Myers Beach good for surfing today?
Flat or blown out — we score it 33 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.6 ft.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.