Boca Grande Pass
Boca Grande / Cayo Costa · Gulf coast
Check Boca Grande Pass nowNWS advisories, tides and ebb, sun and moon. Free, no sign-up.Current in the inlet
NOAA publishes current predictions for this inlet (Boca Grande Pass, Charlotte Harbor, station ACT8316). The ebb sets toward 251° (west); typical peak ebb 1.9 kn, up to 3.2 kn at spring tides.
Ebb against swell on the bar
Swell and wind from the west meet the ebb head on: waves get shorter and steeper and can break on the bar. The same swell on the flood is usually far easier. The app compares the hour-by-hour current with the forecast waves and wind to rate each hour.
Bar depth used to estimate wave steepening: about 10 m (33 ft). Sandbars move: this is not a chart and never says where to cross.
Local notes
- Very crowded during tarpon season (spring and early summer).
Hour by hour, 48 hours ahead
The app rates every hour of the next 48 for Boca Grande Pass: Lower risk, Caution, Hazardous or Extreme, with waves on the bar, wind, current and the inlet map. Free trial of Pro for 7 days.
Data for this inlet
- NWS marine forecast, zone GMZ856
- NWS marine forecast, zone GMZ836
- NOAA tide predictions: Port Boca Grande, Charlotte Hbr.
- NOAA current predictions: Boca Grande Pass, Charlotte Harbor
- NDBC buoy 42098 (waves, 118 km away)
- Wind observations: station VENF1
- Airport weather: KPGD, KFMY