Two high tides and two lows frame the day — here's when to fish, launch, and stay clear of the cut
TODAY: A near-zero evening low tide defines Thursday at Sebastian Inlet, dropping to just 0.1 feet at 6:18 p.m. — the shallowest water of the day and a caution flag for anyone running the cut in a deep-draft vessel at dusk.
TONIGHT: The inlet resets overnight with a strong 2.7-foot high tide arriving at 12:04 a.m., the tallest of the two daily highs, according to NWS tidal data.
THIS WEEK: Thursday's tidal range — from a 2.7-foot overnight high to a near-zero evening low — reflects the wide swing typical of early June on Indian River County's coast. Boaters and anglers should treat the 6:18 p.m. low as a hard stop for inlet transits.
ON THE WATER: The morning low at 6:19 a.m. (0.4 feet) sets up a strong incoming flood through the late morning, building toward the midday high of 2.1 feet at 12:08 p.m. That flood-tide window — roughly 7 a.m. to noon — is the prime fishing window at the inlet. Snook and redfish stack on the moving water. The afternoon ebb that follows drains hard toward the near-zero 6:18 p.m. low. Run the inlet well before that trough, or wait for the overnight flood.
ALERTS: No active NWS watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for Indian River County as of this report. Shallow tidal lows at Sebastian Inlet can expose sandbars and rock structure, according to NOAA tidal data.
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