Fort Pierce Tides Peak at 2.2 Feet Early Friday for Prime Fishing

Anglers, boaters and beachgoers along the St. Lucie County coastline have a classic mixed-semidiurnal tide cycle to work with Friday.

ON THE WATER: The first high tide of the day peaks at 4:41 a.m. at 2.2 feet, giving early-morning anglers strong tidal movement heading into the inlet and along the flats. The tide drains to a low of 0.5 feet at 10:53 a.m. — a solid window for wading the grass flats or sight-fishing redfish and snook in skinny water.

The afternoon brings a second, smaller high tide of 1.8 feet at 4:47 p.m., followed by the day's lowest water at 0.1 feet at 10:57 p.m. — a near-zero low that will expose oyster bars and shallow structure well into the evening.

Best fishing windows: Pre-dawn through mid-morning on the outgoing tide, and again on the incoming tide through the late afternoon.

Beach users: The midday low will push the waterline well back from the high-tide mark, widening the dry sand beach through the lunch hours.

Boaters transiting Fort Pierce Inlet should note the shallow afternoon low — draft clearance over the shoals warrants extra caution between three and five p.m.

All times are local. Tide predictions are provided by NOAA CO-OPS for the Fort Pierce reference station. According to available information,

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