Punta Rassa, Florida Weather
Punta Rassa, Florida — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Punta Rassa, Lee County.
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About Punta Rassa, Florida
Punta Rassa exhales a saline breath, a place where the Gulf of Mexico’s restless waters kiss the southwestern Florida coastline. It lies 6.5 miles south-west of Cape Coral, FL (from Cape Coral, FL: bearing 217°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-south-west of Villas. The landscape here is a study in gentle gradients, a low-lying terrain smoothed by eons of wind and wave, where mangrove forests, their roots a tangled calligraphy against the ochre mudflats, guard the shore. Sunlight, when it pierces the humid air, spills in broad, molten swathes across the shallow bays, illuminating the glassy surface where seabirds glide with an almost mournful grace. The air itself carries a languid warmth, thick with the scent of salt and the faint, sweet decay of sea life, a perpetual reminder of the ocean’s vast, indifferent power. This tip of land, Punta Rassa, has long been a sentinel at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River, its history intertwined with the ebb and flow of commerce and exploration. For generations, it served as a vital port, a gateway for steamboats and sailing vessels navigating the inland waterways, a hub for the oyster and fishing industries that once defined the local economy. Today, the echoes of that bustling past linger in the weathered pilings and the quietude that has settled upon the docks, a stark contrast to the vibrant marine life that continues to thrive in these nutrient-rich waters. The spirit of Punta Rassa remains tied to the sea, a place where the days unfold with the unhurried rhythm of the tides, and the distant cries of gulls are the prevailing soundtrack.
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| Location | Punta Rassa, Lee County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26.487857°N, 82.012313°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 33908 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Punta Rassa, Florida Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Punta Rassa, Florida, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Punta Rassa includes coordinates 26.487857°N, 82.012313°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 33908. Telephone area code: 561. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
