Fort Pierce Tide Schedule: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

TODAY: Skies over St. Lucie County settle into a typical late-spring pattern heading into Tuesday, with warm temperatures and the season's familiar buildup of afternoon moisture. Officials said

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a warm, humid overnight. Officials said

THIS WEEK: Officials said

ON THE WATER: Tuesday's tide cycle at the Fort Pierce NOAA gauge runs on a wide, dramatic swing — a hallmark of the mixed semi-diurnal pattern this time of year. A shallow low of just -0.1 feet arrives at 4:54 a.m., followed by a modest high of 2.7 feet at 10:53 a.m. The real story is the afternoon: a deep low of -0.7 feet hits at 4:58 p.m., draining grass flats along the Indian River Lagoon and concentrating baitfish in channel edges and creek mouths. Snook and redfish ambush predators exploit that compression. Work topwater lures or live finger mullet along the drop-off edges near the Fort Pierce Inlet's interior cuts during the four to six p.m. window for your best shot. The tide swings hard the other way by late night, with an incoming high of 3.3 feet at 11:38 p.m. That four-foot tidal range — nearly double what this station logged during some calmer spring weeks last year According to initial reports, — means current runs fast through the inlet jetties. Boaters transiting after 10 p.m. should account for the strong flood push.

ALERTS: No active National Weather Service watches, warnings, or advisories are in effect for St. Lucie County at time of publication, NOAA data shows.

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