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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.

  • ⚠ Snook are typically closed to harvest on the SE/Atlantic coast in this window. Verify FWC.
8.4OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

Jupiter 8.4 this morning. 3 mph W. Mostly Clear · 2%. YOLO day is Saturday, August 29. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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incoming · 1.73 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW3MPH

From W · gust 5

Sky

2% rain

Clear

Mostly Clear · 2%

A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.

Moon

92% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 92%

Water

NOAA 8722670

Water

87.1°

48°92°

Today’s range 2.7 ft

incoming

1.73 ft MLLW

Clock

NOAA 8722670

  • HighTue 6:37 AM · 2.52
  • LowTue 12:47 PM · 0.30
  • HighTue 7:17 PM · 2.97
  • LowWed 1:25 AM · 0.59
  • HighWed 7:21 AM · 2.66

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%

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Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    8.6

    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.
    • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
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  • Juno Beach Pier

    structure piling · public structure · deep

    8.6

    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.
    • — Water is hot — deeper guts, passes, and shade hold oxygen and fish.
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  • Loxahatchee mouth

    mangrove edge · public structure · mid

    7.0

    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

    9.5

    Tue 4:00 AM → Tue 9:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    8.6

    Tue 8:00 AM → Tue 3:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    9.5

    Tue 2:00 PM → Tue 9:00 PM

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

  • Outgoing water

    9.5

    Tue 8:00 PM → Wed 3:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    9.5

    Wed 3:00 AM → Wed 9:00 AM

    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 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 incoming from NOAA.
  • — Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
  • — Water 87.1°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
  • — Mostly Clear · 2%. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 3 mph W. Castable. Sight-fishing is on if the sun is out.
  • — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Mangrove / gray snapper

Lutjanus griseus

7.3

Thermal window

87.1°

64°92°

In peak season for this water. Water 87°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

7.2

Thermal window

87.1°

68°94°

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

3.4

Thermal window

87.1°

58°86°

Off-season here. Water 87°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

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

Snook

Centropomus undecimalis

1.9

Thermal window

87.1°

56°92°

Closed to harvest — still swims, do not keep. Present, not peak. Water 87°F is the hot edge for this fish. 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

5.8

Thermal window

87.1°

64°94°

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

5.8

Thermal window

87.1°

66°92°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 87°F is the hot edge for this fish. 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.