Fort Pierce Tide Schedule: Friday, May 8, 2026

TODAY: Expect the tide cycle to shape your Friday on the water in Fort Pierce, with four distinct turns offering clear windows for fishing, launching and beachcombing.

HIGH: 1:25 a.m. — 2.5 ft LOW: 7:43 a.m. — 0.6 ft HIGH: 1:34 p.m. — 2.0 ft LOW: 7:42 p.m. — 0.3 ft

ON THE WATER: The morning low at 7:43 a.m. bottoms out at just 0.6 feet, giving anglers targeting snook and redfish along the Fort Pierce Inlet and the Indian River flats an ideal outgoing window starting before sunrise. Work the edges of the channel and grass lines as water drains through the inlet, concentrating baitfish and the predators that follow them.

The afternoon low at 7:42 p.m. is the day's standout number: a shallow 0.3-foot arrival timed just after sunset. That extreme evening drop exposes oyster bars and grass flats along the southern St. Lucie shoreline — prime territory for wading anglers who can work the shallows in fading light. Compared to the same early-May window last year, when evening lows hovered closer to 0.5 feet, Friday's drop offers more exposed bottom structure.

The mixed semidiurnal pattern — two highs and two lows of unequal height — is typical for Fort Pierce in May, NOAA CO-OPS data shows. The 0.5-foot difference between the two daily highs rewards anglers who plan around the stronger morning tide rather than treating both cycles as equal.

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

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