Stuart Tide Schedule: Friday, May 29

Friday's tide cycle at Stuart delivers the kind of dramatic swing that flats anglers dream about — a rare negative low at midday followed by the biggest push of the week after sunset.

TODAY: Mostly typical late-May conditions for Martin County. The morning high tide crests at 7:16 a.m. at 2.4 feet, giving boaters a comfortable window to clear the St. Lucie Inlet and reach nearshore reefs before the heat builds.

TONIGHT: The evening is where this cycle earns attention. A three-foot high tide rolls in at 7:58 p.m. — the strongest reading of the day — pushing warm, colored water deep into the mangrove-lined backwaters along the South Fork and the Manatee Pocket.

THIS WEEK: Extended forecast data not provided in source material. Consult NWS Melbourne Area Forecast Discussion for multi-day outlook.

ON THE WATER: The standout number is the 1:26 p.m. low at -0.1 feet — a negative tide that exposes oyster bars and concentrates bait in the deeper cuts of the St. Lucie River. Target snook and redfish along those drop-off edges between noon and 2 p.m., working a live scaled sardine or a DOA shrimp just off the bottom as baitfish stack in the narrowing current. The 1.5-hour window on either side of that low is your best shot before the flood tide resets the flat. NOAA CO-OPS tidal data for the Stuart gauge (Station 8722588) underpins these predictions.

ALERTS: No active NWS watches, warnings, or advisories are in effect for Martin County at time of publication.

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