Stuart Tide Schedule: Friday, May 1, 2026

Friday's tide cycle at Stuart delivers a textbook spring-pattern setup that anglers and beachgoers should mark on their calendars.

TODAY: A pre-dawn low of just 0.2 feet at 2:35 a.m. drains the flats clean before most of the Treasure Coast stirs for coffee. The morning high follows at 8:26 a.m., reaching 2.6 feet — a solid push of water that will reload the Saint Lucie River mouths and the inlet approaches by mid-morning.

The afternoon low at 2:34 p.m. dips to minus 0.1 feet, a negative tide that exposes oyster bars and seagrass edges along the Intracoastal rarely seen outside of strong spring or fall cycles. Snook and redfish often pin bait against those exposed edges as water retreats.

The evening high — three point one feet at 9:02 p.m. — is Friday's headliner. That's the largest swing of the day, and the incoming flood through the St. Lucie Inlet beginning late afternoon will push clean oceanic water westward, improving visibility in the nearshore zone.

ON THE WATER: The two best fishing windows are the outgoing tide from roughly 8:30 a.m. through early afternoon along the flats, and the incoming flood starting around 5 p.m. through the inlet and river mouths.

Friday's negative afternoon low is more aggressive than the same May 1 period in 2025, when Stuart's afternoon trough held above zero — a signal that this week's tidal range favors structure fishing in exposed areas.

NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services provides tide predictions. Always check current National Weather Service advisories before heading offshore.

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