Two high tides bracket a near-zero morning low — plan your launch, your cast, and your beach walk accordingly
Wednesday brings a pair of well-spaced high tides to the St. Lucie River and the waters around Stuart, with the strongest push arriving in the late afternoon — prime time for anglers looking for moving water along the flats.
TODAY
A predawn high tide of 2.5 feet peaks at 3:47 a.m., well before most boaters are on the water. The morning low follows at 10:07 a.m., dropping to near-zero feet — expect exposed sandbars and shallow cuts near the St. Lucie Inlet. The afternoon high, the stronger of the two at 2.8 feet, crests at 4:41 p.m., making the late-afternoon window the best bet for boat traffic through the inlet and for wade fishermen working the grass flats on an incoming tide.
TONIGHT
A mild low of 0.3 feet arrives at 10:50 p.m. — a shallow but not extreme trough. Night anglers targeting snook along lit docks near Stuart should catch the outgoing current between the afternoon high and this late-evening low. Officials said
ON THE WATER
The near-zero low at 10:07 a.m. is the number to watch. Shallow-draft vessels and kayakers working the backwaters around Sailfish Point or the flats west of the inlet should time departures carefully to avoid grounding. Launch before 8 a.m. or wait until the incoming tide builds after 10:30 a.m.
NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services issues tide predictions and subjects them to adjustment based on wind and barometric pressure, according to NWS data.
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