Sebastian Inlet Tide Guide: Friday, June 12, 2026

The biggest number on Friday's tide sheet at Sebastian Inlet is three-point-one feet — a robust evening high that arrives at 7:22 p.m. and rewards anglers and beachgoers willing to wait out the afternoon heat.

TODAY

Expect two low tides and two highs across the day. The overnight low of 0.2 feet at 12:43 a.m. will have already passed by sunrise. A morning high of 2.4 feet peaks at 6:27 a.m., giving early risers a solid incoming surge through the inlet.

Midday brings the day's most dramatic tidal swing. The afternoon low bottoms out at near-zero — 0.4 feet below the mean lower low water baseline — at 12:52 p.m., draining the inlet hard and exposing nearshore structure. Expect swift current through the channel.

TONIGHT

The flood tide builds steadily through the afternoon and evening, cresting at 3.1 feet by 7:22 p.m. — the highest point of the 24-hour cycle and a full 0.7 feet above the morning high.

ON THE WATER

The incoming tide ahead of both highs — roughly four to 6:30 a.m. and again from three to seven p.m. — represents the day's prime fishing windows at Sebastian Inlet, Indian River County's premier snook corridor. The strong afternoon flood is particularly worth targeting: moving water through the inlet's rock piles concentrates bait and predators alike. Boaters transiting the inlet should account for the fast ebb current near the 12:52 p.m. low and allow extra time to clear the jetties safely.

ALERTS

No active NWS watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for Sebastian Inlet or Indian River County at time of publication [UNVERIFIABLE — editor must confirm]. Mariners should check current NWS Melbourne (mlb.weather.gov) advisories before departing.

Tide predictions are issued by NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services and are subject to variation based on wind speed, storm surge and barometric pressure.

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