Paradise Coast
Fort Myers Beach Cam
Live camera over Times Square and the Gulf at Fort Myers Beach.
Margaritaville Resort · Times Square · Fort Myers Beach
Right now at Fort Myers Beach
- Air temp
- 72°F
- Wind
- N 8 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- High 10:46 PM
Today runs 70–83°F with a 0% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:41 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Fort Myers Beach
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for FM Beach, species by species.
Best bet: Snook.
- Snook90Prime
82°F water is right in the snook range.
Tide: 2.9 ft range · 2 in daylight
- Tarpon89Prime
82°F water is right in the tarpon range.
Tide: 2.9 ft range · 2 in daylight
Better Wed: 95
- Spanish mackerel89Prime
82°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Better Wed: 95
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today → - Redfish88Prime
82°F water is right in the redfish range.
Tide: 2.9 ft range · 2 in daylight
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Spotted seatrout82Prime
82°F water is a little warm for trout; the bite starts to ease.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Sheepshead63Fair
82°F water is warm for sheepshead. Fish early, late and where current moves.
Wind: 7 mph N, gusts 17
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water; the snook range is from published research.
About Fort Myers Beach
Times Square is the pedestrian heart of Fort Myers Beach, at the north end of Estero Island where the fishing pier meets the sand. The island took the full force of Hurricane Ian in 2022 and the rebuild has been visible year over year — this view is as good a record of it as anything. The beach itself is famously wide and shallow-sloped, with water that stays waist-deep a long way out, and it faces west for the sunset.
What this camera is good for
- How busy Times Square and the beach are
- Surf and water clarity
- Sunset over the Gulf
- Storm cells coming in off the water
Full conditions for Fort Myers Beach
Common questions
- Is the Fort Myers Beach camera live?
- Yes, it is a live stream running 24 hours a day. If it looks dark, it is night at the camera.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Fort Myers Beach today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Fort Myers Beach are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Matanzas Pass, Estero Island. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.