Mangrove / gray snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Thermal window
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In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.
Florida: typically 10 in, inside the snapper aggregate. Verify FWC.
Florida · Jupiter / Loxahatchee
Tarpon should be the day — 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 2026-08-16, 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.
Forecast
medium confidence
Forecast brief for Sunday, August 16. Back to this morning
Morning line
Jupiter 7.7 on Sunday, August 16. 6 mph W. Clear. YOLO day is Saturday, August 29. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.
incoming · 1.21 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW
Wind
OPEN-METEO
From W · gust 11
Sky
OPEN-METEO
Clear
Clear
A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.
Moon
11% lit
Waxing crescent
mid range · 11%
Water
No gauge
Water
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Today’s range 3.2 ft
incoming
1.21 ft MLLW
Clock
NOAA 8722670
- HighSun 11:32 AM · 3.11
- LowSun 5:40 PM · 0.18
- HighSun 11:45 PM · 2.89
- LowMon 6:00 AM · 0.02
- HighMon 12:21 PM · 3.00
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
- 7.4
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.
- — In-play: Tarpon.
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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.
- — In-play: Tarpon.
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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.
- — In-play: Tarpon.
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When
Incoming water
9.1Sun 8:00 AM → Sun 1:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Outgoing water
10.0Sun 1:00 PM → Sun 8:00 PM
Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.
Incoming water
10.0Sun 7:00 PM → Mon 2:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Outgoing water
10.0Mon 1:00 AM → Mon 8:00 AM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
Incoming water
10.0Mon 7:00 AM → Mon 2:00 PM
Moving water in the right part of the day.
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.
- — Clear. Sky is workable.
- — Wind 6 mph W. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
- — Waxing crescent moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.
8.4
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Thermal window
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Present, not peak. 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 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. Present, not peak. 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.
Jack crevalle
Caranx hippos
Thermal window
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Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. This tide stage (incoming) 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 (incoming) 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 8 days. Snook closures are regional. Boca Grande is not Jupiter. Verify FWC before you keep one.