Florida · Jupiter / Loxahatchee
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.
Forecast
medium confidence
Morning line
Jupiter 8.9 on Friday, April 10. 8 mph E. Clear. YOLO day is Tuesday, August 25. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From E · gust 8
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
43% lit
Last quarter
neap range · 43%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 2.0 ft
outgoing
0.85 ft MLLW
Clock
NOAA 8722670
Monthly YOLO day
Tuesday, August 25 · 8.3
Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast. waxing gibbous · mid · tide range ~1.8 ft · wind to 10 mph · Thunderstorms · 23%
Next two weeks
Pulling the 14-day strip…
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.
Loxahatchee mouth
mangrove edge · public structure · mid
River-to-inlet. Outgoing along the points. This is Jupiter’s snook water, not a Keys bank.
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.
Outgoing water
10.0Fri 8:00 AM → Fri 11:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
10.0Fri 10:00 AM → Fri 5:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
9.7Fri 4:00 PM → Fri 11:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
8.7Fri 10:00 PM → Sat 6:00 AM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
10.0Sat 5:00 AM → Sat 12:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
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 sourceNo-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.
Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Thermal window
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In peak season for this water. 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
Thermal window
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In peak season for this water. 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.
Florida pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
Thermal window
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In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 6/day, 11 in fork. Verify FWC.
Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 10 in, inside the snapper aggregate. Verify FWC.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. Present, not peak. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.
Generally unregulated. Ciguatera risk rises with size. Do not keep a big one for the table.
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.