Last Update: 1016 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

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Tampa Bay, FL Local Forecast Office

6NM SE Sanibel FL

Marine Zone Forecast


Today
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southwest 4 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered thunderstorms. Numerous showers until late afternoon, then scattered showers late.
Tonight
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southwest 3 feet at 5 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Monday
South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southwest 5 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Monday Night
South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: southwest 5 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Tuesday
South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 6 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Wednesday
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Wednesday Night
West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Thursday
Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light chop.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.




Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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1016 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026
 
 

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