Tide Schedule for Stuart: Friday, May 8, 2026

TODAY: Stuart's tides run on a mixed semidiurnal schedule Friday, giving anglers and boaters two clear windows to work with — one excellent, one worth watching.

HIGH: 1:08 a.m. — 2.6 ft LOW: 7:31 a.m. — 0.7 ft HIGH: 1:18 p.m. — 2.1 ft LOW: 7:29 p.m. — 0.5 ft

ON THE WATER: The morning setup is the standout. Water drops to its lowest point of the day — just 0.7 feet — at 7:31 a.m., concentrating baitfish and the snook, redfish, and tarpon that follow them into cuts and creek mouths along the St. Lucie River and Manatee Pocket. Plan to be fishing the outgoing tide well before sunrise and work through the low. The afternoon high at 1:18 p.m. reaches only 2.1 feet, nearly half a foot shallower than the overnight peak, a sign the tidal range is compressing — typical for this phase of the lunar cycle. The evening low of just 0.5 feet near 7:29 p.m. will expose sandbars and shallow grass flats in the South Fork; boaters drawing more than two feet should plan routes accordingly.

Compared to the same week in early May 2025, when afternoon highs regularly pushed past 2.5 feet at the St. Lucie Inlet, this week's tidal range is noticeably flatter — meaning less current push on the flood, but also less water movement to flush the Manatee Pocket's notorious summer algae blooms.

ALERTS: No active NWS watches, warnings, or advisories are in effect for Martin County as of this report.

Friday's best fishing window runs from first light through nine a.m., while falling water funnels forage fish into ambush points along the river's eastern shoreline.

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