Fort Pierce Tides for Tuesday, May 26

TODAY: Expect a textbook late-May tidal cycle at Fort Pierce Inlet — one that gives anglers and beachgoers two distinct opportunities if they plan around the water.

TIDES — FORT PIERCE (May 26, 2026) Source: NOAA CO-OPS, Station 8722670

- High: 5:19 a.m. — 2.4 ft - Low: 11:29 a.m. — -0.1 ft - High: 6:03 p.m. — 2.7 ft

The morning high at 5:19 a.m. pulls water up to 2.4 feet — enough to push baitfish tight against the inlet's rock jetties during first light, the most reliable feeding window of the day for snook and redfish, NOAA CO-OPS tide data shows.

By mid-morning, the tide drops hard toward a negative low of minus 0.1 feet at 11:29 a.m. That sub-zero reading means the flats east of the Intracoastal will be exposed or nearly so — prime conditions for wading anglers and anyone who wants to walk the sandbars south of the inlet.

The afternoon cycle builds back to the day's strongest high at 2.7 feet by 6:03 p.m., pushing warm, nutrient-rich water back into the lagoon system just as afternoon sea breezes pick up.

ON THE WATER: Work the incoming tide from first light through seven a.m. near the north and south jetties, using live pilchards or finger mullet tight to the rocks. As the outgoing tide accelerates after eight a.m., shift to the deeper channel edges where predators stack to ambush baitfish funneling out with the current. Avoid the exposed flats between ten a.m. and one p.m. — boat traffic in skinny water stresses fish and risks prop damage.

ALERTS: No active NWS watches, warnings, or advisories are in effect for St. Lucie County at time of publication. Boaters should check the NWS Melbourne forecast office at weather.gov/mlb for the latest marine conditions before departure.

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