Stuart Tide Schedule: Saturday, May 30

TODAY: A strong tidal swing defines Saturday on the St. Lucie waterfront, with two distinct low-tide windows bracketing a moderate morning high — useful intelligence whether you're launching a kayak, setting crab traps or hunting redfish on the flats.

The day opens with a low of 0.4 feet at 2:11 a.m., followed by the morning's peak high of 2.4 feet at 7:56 a.m. Plan your morning launch accordingly. Rising water through the predawn hours will push baitfish and snook toward the mangrove edges just before and after sunrise.

The afternoon low is the headline number: negative 0.1 feet at 2:05 p.m. A reading below zero means the water drops beneath mean lower low water, exposing oyster bars and shallow grass flats that rarely see air. Wade fishermen working the St. Lucie River or Manatee Pocket should time their entry for the hour before that low, when retreating water concentrates bait — and the predators that follow it — in the deepest nearby channels.

The evening high of 3.0 feet arrives at 8:37 p.m., the strongest tide of the day. Kayakers and paddleboarders heading out at dusk will find a favorable incoming push.

NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) issued all tide predictions, referenced to MLLW (mean lower low water) for the Stuart station.

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