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Fort Pierce Tide Schedule: Thursday, May 7, 2026

A low of 0.3 ft Thursday evening creates one of the flattest tidal windows of the week — prime time for wade fishermen and snook hunters along the Indian River

By Thomas Egan | TC Sentinel Environment Reporter Sunday, May 10, 2026

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Fort Pierce anglers and boaters have a textbook tidal setup to work with Thursday, with two well-spaced low tides bracketing a midday high — a pattern that rewards those willing to move with the water.

TODAY'S TIDES — FORT PIERCE (NOAA CO-OPS)

High: 12:40 a.m. — 2.6 ft. Low: 6:55 a.m. — 0.5 ft. High: 12:44 p.m. — 2.1 ft. Low: 6:50 p.m. — 0.3 ft.

ON THE WATER

The morning low at 6:55 a.m. sets up a strong incoming tide through the late morning hours, pushing baitfish and snook into the cuts along the Fort Pierce Inlet and the North and South Causeways — historically among the most productive windows in St. Lucie County for shoreline and bridge anglers. The midday high at 12:44 p.m. tops out at 2.1 feet, a half-foot shallower than the overnight high, a typical mixed semidiurnal pattern for the Treasure Coast.

The evening low of just 0.3 feet is notable. That figure places Thursday's outgoing tide among the more pronounced afternoon drops of the week, effectively draining the grass flats along the Indian River Lagoon to near-exposed conditions — ideal for wade fishermen targeting redfish and flounder in the shallows near Pepper Park and Herman's Bay.

Fort Pierce typically runs tide times 10 to 20 minutes ahead of Stuart's readings at the St. Lucie River entrance. Boaters coordinating runs between the two inlets should plan accordingly and confirm Stuart-specific predictions separately.

ALERTS

No active NWS watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for St. Lucie County as of this report, NOAA data shows.

Thursday's tidal range — from a 2.6 foot overnight high to a 0.3 foot evening low — gives the region a 2.3 foot spread, offering productive transitions throughout the day for anyone willing to time their outing to the moving water.

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