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Bowman's Beach Park

Lee County, Florida, United States

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  • Bowman's Beach on Sanibel Island, Florida

    Bowman's Beach on Sanibel Island, Florida. Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
7.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
7.9Great8 am2314
8.5Excellent9 am2113
8.9Excellent10 am2113
9.4Excellent11 am1912
9.6Excellent12 pm1711
9.5Excellent1 pm138
9.7Excellent2 pm85
9.5Excellent3 pm85
9.7Excellent4 pm96
9.8Excellent5 pm106
9.8Excellent6 pm64
Sat
8.3Great8 am2314
8.5Excellent9 am2415
8.7Excellent10 am2415
8.8Excellent11 am2314
8.6Excellent12 pm2415
8.6Excellent1 pm2214
8.8Excellent2 pm2113
8.5Excellent3 pm2214
8.6Excellent4 pm2113
8.6Excellent5 pm2113
8.0Great6 pm2515
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.3 m. High at 10 am, 0.3 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.1 m. High at 10 pm, 0.2 mLow 4 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 10 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ftHigh 10 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 10 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
9.2 km5.7 miSaint James City (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miPage Field (FMY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Bowman's Beach Park.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 11%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 14%