A lively, walkable beach town on Estero Island.
Fort Myers Beach is in Lee County, Florida, on the Gulf coast.
Fort Myers Beach covers Estero Island in Lee County, where metered lots handle parking and a lifeguard works the sand seasonally. The grain here runs true quartz, the same fine sand found up the coast on Anna Maria Island. Bonita Beach is the closest neighbor in Coasti's coverage, about eleven miles off, with Barefoot Beach a little under twelve. Times Square, the pedestrian plaza at the foot of the pier, is the town's gathering spot.
Today's flag, water temperature, surf, wind, UV and tide times for Fort Myers Beach load on this page automatically. Conditions change through the day, so nothing on this page is a substitute for the flag flying when you arrive.
Amenity details are Coasti's own notes and can go out of date. Fees, lifeguard seasons and dog rules are set locally.
Flags run from green for low hazard to double red for water closed — see what each flag color means.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Carlos Point (Fort Myers area) (8725325).
Weather and marine forecasts come from the National Weather Service at Page Field (KFMY).
Red tide readings come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission monitoring map.
Fort Myers Beach sits in Lee County, part of the stretch of Southwest Florida where Gulf red tide blooms have historically shown up more often than elsewhere in the state. FWC keeps tabs on it here too, resampling Gulf waters on a rolling eight-day cycle for its statewide map. A beach can be in the middle of a bloom while another close by reports nothing unusual. See today's statewide red tide status.
That depends on the flag and the surf, and both change through the day. Coasti shows the posted lifeguard flag when a current one exists, and estimates from surf, wind and rip-current risk when it does not. Today's answer for Fort Myers Beach loads at the top of this page.
Fort Myers Beach has lifeguards in season. Outside those months no flag is posted, and no flag flying does not mean the water is safe.
Parking at Fort Myers Beach is paid. Metered lots. Fees and lot hours change, so check locally before you go.
Dogs are not allowed on the beach at Fort Myers Beach. Nearby rules vary, so check locally before you go.
It is quartz rather than crushed shell or coral. Quartz reflects more light, so it looks whiter and stays noticeably cooler underfoot on a hot afternoon.
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