Punta Gorda, FL — Tides & Fishing

Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:33:53 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

26.9283, -82.0650

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Live status

RISING

Air

63°F

Wind

10 mph N

Water

81°F

Pressure

1017 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 7:33 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 7:33 AM · tide ~1.2 ft · rising

Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime

Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Wednesday, October 21

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waxing Gibbous · 79% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

43/49

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

Minor2:34 AM – 3:34 AM
Major8:40 AM – 10:40 AM☀️ Prime
Minor3:38 PM – 4:38 PM
Major9:01 PM – 11:01 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Punta Gorda

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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

63°F

Wind

10 mph N

Water

81°F

Pressure

1017 hPa

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:32 AM

Sunset

6:51 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:52 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:21 AM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide5:41 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:48 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide6:47 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:32 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:31 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:45 AM1.1 ftMLLW
High tide12:12 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:27 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:51 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:42 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide7:35 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide1:17 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:00 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:50 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide1:52 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:18 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide2:12 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:29 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:03 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide9:00 AM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide3:04 PM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide8:53 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:48 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:18 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide9:43 AM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide3:58 PM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide9:14 PM1.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:47 PMFull Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:39 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:28 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
High tide4:58 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide9:29 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide3:04 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide11:15 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
High tide6:11 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide9:37 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:46 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide3:36 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide12:07 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide4:14 AM2.5 ftMLLW
Low tide1:05 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:44 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:02 AM2.4 ftMLLW
Low tide2:08 PM-0.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:39 AM – 6:44 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide6:01 AM2.3 ftMLLW
Low tide3:17 PM-0.04 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:43 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide6:19 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide3:28 PM0.08 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:43 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide12:15 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide2:21 AM1.4 ftMLLW
High tide7:57 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide4:31 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide11:50 PM1.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:42 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:25 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide9:49 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide5:23 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:01 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide5:47 AM0.9 ftMLLW
High tide11:28 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:05 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:41 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:15 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide6:46 AM0.6 ftMLLW
High tide12:43 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide6:39 PM0.7 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:30 AM1.8 ftMLLW
Low tide7:35 AM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide1:44 PM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide7:07 PM0.9 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:40 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide12:45 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide8:17 AM0.1 ftMLLW
High tide2:40 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:31 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:39 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:02 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide8:56 AM0.01 ftMLLW
High tide3:33 PM1.5 ftMLLW
Low tide7:50 PM1.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:39 PMNew Moon 0%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:23 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide9:33 AM-0.06 ftMLLW
High tide4:28 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:04 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:38 PMNew Moon 100%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide1:47 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:10 AM-0.09 ftMLLW
High tide5:27 PM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide8:11 PM1.3 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:38 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring

Good fishing day

High tide2:14 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide10:48 AM-0.09 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide2:45 AM2.2 ftMLLW
Low tide11:29 AM-0.07 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide3:22 AM2.1 ftMLLW
Low tide12:14 PM-0.04 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:37 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring

Fair fishing day

High tide4:07 AM2.0 ftMLLW
Low tide1:04 PM0.02 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap

Fair fishing day

High tide5:02 AM1.9 ftMLLW
Low tide1:57 PM0.08 ftMLLW
High tide9:48 PM1.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide12:31 AM1.3 ftMLLW
High tide6:11 AM1.7 ftMLLW
Low tide2:52 PM0.2 ftMLLW
High tide10:17 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:51 AM – 5:36 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide2:41 AM1.2 ftMLLW
High tide7:34 AM1.6 ftMLLW
Low tide3:45 PM0.3 ftMLLW
High tide10:41 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:52 AM – 5:36 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide4:08 AM1.0 ftMLLW
High tide9:06 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide4:33 PM0.4 ftMLLW
High tide11:02 PM1.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

6:53 AM – 5:35 PMWaxing Gibbous 75%Toward neap

Fair fishing day

Low tide5:15 AM0.7 ftMLLW
High tide10:38 AM1.4 ftMLLW
Low tide5:15 PM0.5 ftMLLW
High tide11:20 PM1.6 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

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