The Stuart, FL marine forecast covers live wind speed and gusts, tide predictions, wave conditions, and major and minor solunar feeding times, updated continuously from NOAA and Open-Meteo. The strongest fishing windows usually line up with the moving tide and the solunar periods shown below — check current conditions before you head out.
By Steve Wilson, lifelong angler & founder of My Marine Forecast
Last updated: Aug 1, 2026, 8:01 AM
On Saturday, August 1, Stuart, FL sees high tide at 1:10 AM (1.0 ft) and 1:26 PM (1.0 ft), low tide at 8:08 AM (0.1 ft) and 8:22 PM (0.1 ft). Winds 2–13 mph from the SW gusting to 20 mph. Air temperatures 75–93°F. The strongest fishing windows line up with the moving water around each tide change, roughly an hour on either side.
Today's Tides · Stuart (Station 8722357)
| High tide | 1:10 AM | 1.0 ft |
| Low tide | 8:08 AM | 0.1 ft |
| High tide | 1:26 PM | 1.0 ft |
| Low tide | 8:22 PM | 0.1 ft |
Wind
2–13 mph SW
Gusts
20 mph
Air Temp
75–93°F
Tides from NOAA Station 8722357 · wind & temperature from Open-Meteo. Open the live forecast for hourly charts and the 7-day outlook.
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Stuart is known "Sailfish Capital of the World" — a title shared proudly with neighboring Palm Beach County — and for good reason. The Gulf Stream sweeps unusually close to the Treasure Coast shoreline, delivering trophy sailfish within easy reach of Martin County's fishing fleet. The St. Lucie Inlet is the gateway to both nearshore reefs and the open Atlantic.
The St. Lucie River system provides excellent freshwater and brackish fishing for snook, tarpon, and largemouth bass. Where the river meets the Indian River Lagoon, anglers encounter a diverse mix of species including redfish, spotted seatrout, and flounder. The flats around Sewall's Point and the Jupiter Island shoreline offer productive sight-fishing for permit and bonefish.
Wahoo fishing is exceptional off Stuart during winter months, with massive schools following the Gulf Stream's edge. Spring and summer bring mahi-mahi and tuna. The live wind and wave forecast above is essential for planning safe and productive offshore trips from the St. Lucie Inlet.
Spring: Snook feed up along the St. Lucie Inlet jetties and Indian River shorelines through spring, and big trout work the grass of the Sailfish Flats. Offshore, mahi improve from April on, cobia move along the reef, and late-season sailfish still come through on the last fronts of the year.
Summer: Snook spawning season centers on St. Lucie Inlet, with fish stacked in the current and biting at night on outgoing water. Tarpon cruise the beaches and the crossroads where the rivers meet, mangrove snapper fill the bridges and channel edges, and offshore anglers pick at mahi, kingfish and bottom fish.
Fall: Few places do the fall mullet run better. From September into November, bait pours out of the inlet and along the beaches while snook, tarpon, jacks and sharks tear through it. Redfish and big trout feed in the river as water cools, and flounder start collecting around the inlet late in the run.
Winter: Stuart calls itself the Sailfish Capital of the World, and winter fronts from December through February prove it, lining sails up along the edge with kingfish and blackfin below. Inside, pompano school in the Indian River, trout hold on the deeper grass, and sheepshead and black drum work the bridges.
St. Lucie Inlet connects the Atlantic to the crossroads of the St. Lucie and Indian rivers, and nearly everything here revolves around it. The Roosevelt Bridge over the St. Lucie is a well-known snook fishery, especially at night around the shadow lines. The Sailfish Flats between Sailfish Point and Sewall's Point hold trout, redfish and snook over seagrass. Bathtub Reef Beach, just north of the inlet, offers protected shore fishing behind its namesake reef, and the Jensen Beach Causeway to the north is a reliable public platform on the Indian River.