Stuart Tide Schedule: May 4, 2026

Stuart's tides run on a tight range Monday, with two low tides bracketing a pair of highs that favor anglers and paddlers willing to get an early start.

TODAY: A minor low of 0.4 feet drops at 4:29 a.m., well before sunrise, leaving the St. Lucie River flats quiet and shallow in the pre-dawn hours. The morning high arrives at 10:20 a.m. at 2.4 feet — a moderate push that pulls baitfish along the seawall edges and oyster bars near the Roosevelt Bridge, where snook have been holding through the spring transition.

The afternoon brings the day's most dramatic moment: a near-zero low of just 0.1 feet at 4:22 p.m. That stage will expose grass flats and shallow cuts along the South Fork, concentrating redfish and trout in any remaining pockets of water — a reliable pattern this time of year as the dry season holds. Boaters running the shallower inside passages near Manatee Pocket should plan accordingly and pull their lines before three p.m. to avoid grounding out.

The evening high rebounds sharply, reaching 2.9 feet by 10:58 p.m. — the largest tide of the day by half a foot. That strong incoming push overnight sets up a productive early-morning outgoing tide for Tuesday, according to NOAA CO-OPS data.

By comparison, last year's first week of May saw similar mixed semidiurnal patterns in Stuart, but afternoon lows rarely dipped below 0.3 feet — making Monday's 0.1-foot stage shallow and worth planning around.

ON THE WATER: Work the incoming tide between seven and 10 a.m. for the best bite window. After that, let the afternoon low pass before heading back out on the evening flood.

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