Tide Chart Fort Myers Fl

I’ve watched plenty of boaters stand at the Punta Rassa boat ramp with a look of pure, unadulterated defeat as they stare at a mangled lower unit. They checked a generic Tide Chart Fort Myers Fl on their phone, saw a high tide was coming, and assumed they had a three-foot cushion. What they didn't account for was the stiff northeast wind pushing water out of the Caloosahatchee River or the fact that "Fort Myers" is a broad term for a massive stretch of varying depths. When you’re navigating the shifting sands of the San Carlos Bay or trying to tuck into a canal in Cape Coral, a general estimate is a recipe for a grounded vessel and a massive towing bill. People treat these tables like a definitive GPS for water depth, but in Southwest Florida, the numbers on the screen are just a suggestion