An evening high of 3.2 feet sets up strong outgoing current by midday — prime time for snook at the inlet
The numbers that matter most Saturday at Sebastian Inlet: a 3.2-foot evening high tide at 8:18 p.m. — the biggest swing of the day — preceded by an afternoon low that drops to 0.5 feet below mean lower low water at 1:48 p.m.
That 3.7-foot range between the afternoon low and the evening high means a hard, fast incoming flood through the inlet in the early evening. For snook anglers, that moving water is the moment. Fish the outgoing current through midday, when the falling tide off the 1:48 p.m. low concentrates baitfish near the jetties, then hold for the evening flood push.
TIDE SUMMARY — SEBASTIAN INLET, JUNE 13, 2026
- Low: 1:41 a.m. — 0.2 ft - High: 7:24 a.m. — 2.5 ft - Low: 1:48 p.m. — 0.5 ft below mean lower low water Officials said - High: 8:18 p.m. — 3.2 ft
ON THE WATER: The morning high at 7:24 a.m. (2.5 ft) gives kayakers and shallow-draft vessels a clean window to cross the bar in early daylight. By early afternoon, the tide drops sharply — boaters drawing more than two feet should be clear of the inlet's shoals well before the 1:48 p.m. low. Re-entry is safest after four p.m. as the flood rebuilds toward the evening peak.
THIS WEEK: Tidal ranges in June typically moderate slightly as the lunar cycle shifts Officials said. Indian River County anglers should check NOAA CO-OPS updates daily — summer sea-breeze timing can interact with afternoon lows to push water levels above or below predicted stages.
NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services issues all tidal predictions and notes they are subject to change based on wind and atmospheric pressure.
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