Two highs, two lows — here's when to launch, fish, and wade
Tuesday's best window on the water opens early. Fort Pierce's first high tide crests at 3:09 a.m. at 2.4 feet, setting up a strong morning drop that bottoms out at near-zero feet by 9:26 a.m. — a full drain that pushes bait and gamefish tight to the cuts and channel edges along the St. Lucie County coastline.
Anglers working the Fort Pierce Inlet or the flats inside the barrier island should time their casts to the falling tide through mid-morning. That near-zero low means exposed grass flats and concentrated fish.
The afternoon flood arrives by 3:53 p.m., reaching the day's highest point at 2.5 feet — the stronger of the two highs. Kayakers, paddleboarders and boaters launching from the city marina will find favorable water through the early evening before the tide retreats again. The second low of the day settles at 0.3 feet just before 10 p.m.
TODAY: [NEEDS VERIFICATION — no National Weather Service forecast data provided with this source.]
ALERTS: No active National Weather Service watches, warnings or advisories were provided with this tidal data. Boaters should check the latest National Weather Service forecast for Melbourne before launching.
Tide predictions are issued by NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services for the Fort Pierce reference station, St. Lucie County.
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