On This Water

Florida · Jupiter / Loxahatchee

Snook should be the day — the inlet jetties and the river mouth on the dump.

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 2026-03-03, not this morning. Wind is a forecast. Observed water versus the table is a today-only instrument.
7.9OF 10

Forecast

low confidence

Forecast brief for Tuesday, March 3. Back to this morning

Morning line

Jupiter 7.9 on Tuesday, March 3. 10 mph ESE. Mostly clear. YOLO day is Saturday, August 29. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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outgoing · -0.53 ft · drag or hover for the clockModeled M2 clock — no NOAA gauge on this water. Not a buoy.

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW10MPH

From ESE · gust 11

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

48°92°

Today’s range 1.2 ft

outgoing

-0.53 ft modeled

Clock

NOAA 8722670

  • HighTue 3:00 AM · 0.61
  • LowTue 9:00 AM · -0.60
  • HighTue 3:00 PM · 0.58
  • LowTue 10:00 PM · -0.57
  • HighWed 4:00 AM · 0.57

Bahamas tides are modeled from lunar M2. Use them for windows, not a bar crossing.

Monthly YOLO day

Saturday, August 29 · 9.1

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waning gibbous · spring · tide range ~2.9 ft · wind to 9 mph · Thunderstorms · 55%

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

This pip is that mark on this tide — not the day on the ring.

  • Jupiter Inlet

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    8.1

    The inlet. Snook on the jetties and the first turn. Tarpon in the throat. Current, boats, and a short window.

    • pass jetty on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Snook, Tarpon.
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  • Loxahatchee mouth

    mangrove edge · public structure · mid

    8.1

    River-to-inlet. Outgoing along the points. This is Jupiter’s snook water, not a Keys bank.

    • mangrove edge on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Snook, Tarpon.
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  • Juno Beach Pier

    structure piling · public structure · deep

    7.8

    Public pier. Snook and a beach tarpon if they swing close. County park. Not a skiff mark.

    • structure piling on a outgoing tide is a classic match.
    • In-play: Snook, Tarpon.
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When

When is moving water in a good hour — not the day. 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.

  • Outgoing water

    9.9

    Tue 8:00 AMTue 11:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    9.9

    Tue 10:00 AMTue 5:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.6

    Tue 5:00 PMTue 11:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    8.6

    Tue 11:00 PMWed 6:00 AM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Outgoing water

    9.9

    Wed 5:00 AMWed 12:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

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 source
  • Juno 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 outgoing (modeled — NOAA 8722670 Lake Worth Pier did not answer).
  • Mostly clear. Sky is workable.
  • Wind 10 mph ESE. 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.

Florida pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

8.4

Thermal window

58°86°

In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Florida: typically 6/day, 11 in fork. Verify FWC.

Snook

Centropomus undecimalis

6.6

Thermal window

56°92°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) 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.

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

6.6

Thermal window

68°94°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) 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.

Mangrove / gray snapper

Lutjanus griseus

6.6

Thermal window

64°92°

Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Florida: typically 10 in, inside the snapper aggregate. Verify FWC.

Great barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

5.8

Thermal window

66°92°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

Generally unregulated. Ciguatera risk rises with size. Do not keep a big one for the table.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

4.8

Thermal window

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) 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.