Naples · Collier County · Florida
Vanderbilt Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Naples, Florida
Vanderbilt Beach, Naples, Florida: flat (under 1 ft), at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 0.3 ft at 4 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 5 mph onshore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.3 ft at 5:59 pm.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
- Swell
- 0.3 ft · 4 s · WNW
- Wind
- 5 mph (WNW)onshore
- Tide
- 3.0 ft fallinglow 2.3 ft at 5:59 pm
- Water
- 79°Frashguard
- Air
- 82°Ffeels like 93°F
- Sun
- rise 6:42 amset 5:40 pm
Vanderbilt Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Vanderbilt Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Vanderbilt Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 0.7 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 1.3 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 1.9 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 2.5 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 3 mph offshore (ENE) | 3.0 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.5 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 3.3 ft |
| 3 pmnow | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 3.0 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.7 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.4 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 0.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (E) | 0.4 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (E) | 0.8 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (E) | 1.4 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 2.5 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (S) | 2.9 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 3.2 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 12 | 3.2 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 3.0 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.7 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph onshore (W) | 2.5 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.3 ft |
Vanderbilt Beach beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 3 pm, sets at Vanderbilt Beach arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly unknown.
- Set waves
- about 0.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 12 s
- How they break
- Unknown
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Vanderbilt Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Vanderbilt Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 0–1 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Vanderbilt Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 3 s · NW | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.1 ft · 4 s · WNW | 6 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 12 | 6 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 2 s · S | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 7 mph cross-shore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 2 s · WSW | 8 mph onshore (W) | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 4 s · NW | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 3 s · N | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.8 ft · 3 s · N | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 13 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 11 mph offshore (E), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 20 | 12 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 16 mph offshore (NE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Vanderbilt Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Vanderbilt Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Vanderbilt Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 6:01 am, high 3.5 ft at 12:57 pm, low 2.3 ft at 5:59 pm and high 3.9 ft at 11:25 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 3.0 ft and falling.
Vanderbilt Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.5 ft at 6:01 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:57 pmLow 2.3 ft at 5:59 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 11:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 6:43 amHigh 3.2 ft at 1:26 pmLow 2.3 ft at 6:32 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 11:51 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.7 ft at 7:19 amHigh 3.1 ft at 2:16 pmLow 2.5 ft at 6:51 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.0 ft at 12:10 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:02 amHigh 3.0 ft at 2:59 pmLow 2.6 ft at 7:19 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 12:42 amLow 1.1 ft at 8:52 amHigh 2.8 ft at 3:38 pmLow 2.5 ft at 8:12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.4 ft at 1:09 amLow 0.8 ft at 9:37 amHigh 2.5 ft at 4:54 pmLow 2.3 ft at 9:06 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.1 ft at 1:55 amLow 0.9 ft at 10:29 amHigh 2.5 ft at 6:05 pmLow 2.3 ft at 10:35 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.0 ft at 2:52 amLow 1.2 ft at 11:26 amHigh 2.7 ft at 6:59 pmLow 2.3 ft at 11:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.8 ft at 4:06 amLow 1.3 ft at 12:23 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Vanderbilt Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Vanderbilt Beach is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 93°F and a 5 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 77 and 80°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Vanderbilt Beach
- Wiggins Pass2.0 mi N · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Bonita Beach5.6 mi NNW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Naples Pier8.5 mi S · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Fort Myers Beach Pier16 mi NNW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- South Marco Beach24 mi SSE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- Captiva Island30 mi NW · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
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About Vanderbilt Beach
Vanderbilt Beach is a beach break in Naples, Collier County, Florida, facing west.
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