A near-zero low tide at 9:16 AM opens prime window for wade fishing and beach access along the St. Lucie
Tuesday's tides at Stuart deliver one of the cleanest low-water windows of the week, with a near-zero low tide at 9:16 a.m. — ideal for wade fishermen working the flats around the St. Lucie Inlet and beachgoers hoping to catch exposed sandbars before the heat builds.
TODAY — TIDAL SCHEDULE High: 2:54 a.m. — 2.5 ft Low: 9:16 a.m. — 0.0 ft High: 3:41 p.m. — 2.6 ft Low: 9:50 p.m. — 0.4 ft
ON THE WATER The morning falling tide will bottom out at a true 0.0 feet just after 9 a.m., exposing shallow grass flats and oyster bars from the Roosevelt Bridge southward. Snook and redfish tend to stack on outgoing water along channel edges — get lines wet by first light to ride the full drop. The afternoon flood returns toward the 2.6-foot high at 3:41 p.m., giving kayakers and paddleboarders a push back to the dock.
THIS WEEK A semi-diurnal pattern keeps two high and two low tides cycling through each 24-hour period. The afternoon high of 2.6 feet Tuesday is the stronger of the two — a modest but typical Treasure Coast range for early June. Evening anglers working the incoming tide after 3:41 p.m. should note the second low arrives late at 9:50 p.m., leaving roughly six hours of rising water through the dinner hours.
ALERTS No active NWS tidal advisories are in effect for Martin County as of this report. Mariners transiting Stuart's shallow inlets and spoil islands should cross-reference current conditions with NOAA CO-OPS real-time sensors before departure.
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