Sanibel, United States

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About Sanibel

Sanibel is a town in Florida, United States. From Sanibel you can reach 1 surf spot, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Sanibel, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Sanibel

  • 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Sanibel.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Sanibel: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Sanibel0 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft15 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Sanibel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sanibel, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small1 ft7 s15kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct3, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore27°C
Fri 23Oct4, too small1 ft3 s1kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct3, too small1 ft4 s1kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sanibel, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Sanibel

Windsurf near Sanibel

Places to eat near Sanibel

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits