Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
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Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: catch-and-release. Fish over 40 in must stay in the water. One harvest tag/year only for a potential IGFA record.
Florida · Jupiter / Loxahatchee
Snook are in the mix — Jupiter Inlet and the first Loxahatchee points — snook, then a beach tarpon.
Inlet snook country. Jupiter Inlet, the Loxahatchee, Lake Worth Lagoon. Tarpon in the inlet and along the beach. Not a Keys bonefish brief — this is current, bridges, and mangrove points. Clock is Lake Worth Pier 8722670, a few miles south.
- ⚠ This brief is for 2026-01-03, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
- ⚠ Snook are typically closed to harvest on the SE/Atlantic coast in this window. Verify FWC.
- Tide · NOAA 8722670
- NDBC LKWF1 quiet
- Red-tide check failed — not all-clear
- Sargassum check failed — not all-clear
- Water temp quiet
Forecast
medium confidence
Forecast brief for Saturday, January 3. Back to this morning
Morning line
Jupiter 5.3 on Saturday, January 3. 8 mph SE. Mostly clear. YOLO day is Tuesday, August 25. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
incoming · 3.55 ft · drag or hover for the clockNOAA tide gauge 8722670 · Lake Worth Pier · ft MLLW · not a weather buoy
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From SE · gust 11
Buoy
NDBC LKWF1
Quiet
Lake Worth did not report. Witness only — not the tide clock.
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clouds
Mostly clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
100% lit
Full
spring range · 100%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 4.2 ft
incoming
3.55 ft MLLW
Coast
No live coast layer
Red-tide check failed. That is not all-clear — open the agency page before you wade.
Sargassum check failed. Not a GPS pin. Not all-clear.
Clock
NOAA 8722670
- HighSat 7:41 AM · 3.57
- LowSat 1:54 PM · -0.12
- HighSat 7:50 PM · 2.95
- LowSun 1:59 AM · -0.64
- HighSun 8:32 AM · 3.53
Monthly YOLO day
Tuesday, August 25
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast — and it is a copper day. waxing gibbous · mid · tide range ~2.7 ft · wind to 9 mph · Clouds · 13%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
Where
This pip is that mark on this tide — not the day on the ring.
- 6.5
Jupiter Inlet
pass jetty · public structure · deep
The inlet. Snook on the jetties and the first turn. Tarpon in the throat. Current, boats, and a short window.
- — pass jetty on a incoming tide is a classic match.
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Juno Beach Pier
structure piling · public structure · deep
Public pier. Snook and a beach tarpon if they swing close. County park. Not a skiff mark.
- — structure piling on a incoming tide is a classic match.
structurespin - 6.0
Loxahatchee mouth
mangrove edge · public structure · mid
River-to-inlet. Outgoing along the points. This is Jupiter’s snook water, not a Keys bank.
- — mangrove edge on a incoming tide is a workable match.
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When
When is moving water in a good hour — not the day. First light and last light are named when the clock is the story. Today’s ring mixes the best mark, the lead fish, and the best window, then taxes the sky. A strong incoming can sit under a weak day if the wind or the fish is off. Calendar cells are a third recipe: range, moon, and the day’s forecast.
Incoming water
8.0Sat 8:00 AM → Sat 10:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
9.9Sat 9:00 AM → Sat 4:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Last light · incoming
9.9Sat 3:00 PM → Sat 10:00 PM
Last light on incoming water.
Last light · outgoing
8.0Sat 9:00 PM → Sun 4:00 AM
Last light on outgoing water.
First light · incoming
8.0Sun 3:00 AM → Sun 10:00 AM
First light on incoming water.
Launch and beach access
County and state ramps near this water. FKNMS no-take is Keys-only, on the legal list.
Burt Reynolds Park ramp
Palm Beach County Parks
Loxahatchee / Jupiter Inlet. County ramp. The inlet is in sight.
Official sourceJuno Beach Pier
Palm Beach County Parks
Public pier. Snook and a beach tarpon if they swing close.
Official source
Legal water
No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.
No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.
Why — and who
- — Tide is incoming from NOAA 8722670 Lake Worth Pier.
- — Mostly clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 8 mph SE. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Full moon — spring tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
4.8
Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
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Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 10 in, inside the snapper aggregate. Verify FWC.
Florida pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
Thermal window
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Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 6/day, 11 in fork. Verify FWC.
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Thermal window
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Closed to harvest — still swims, do not keep. Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Region matters. SE/Atlantic (Jupiter, Biscayne): typically 28–32 in, 1/day, closed Dec 15–Jan 31 and June 1–Aug 31. Charlotte Harbor / Southwest (Boca Grande): typically 28–33 in, closed Dec 1–end of Feb and May 1–Sep 30. Snook permit required. Verify FWC.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Ciguatera risk rises with size. Do not keep a big one for the table.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.
Regs citedFWC saltwater recreational · current FWC regional rules · rolls in 7 days. Snook closures are regional. Boca Grande is not Jupiter. Verify FWC before you keep one.