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Florida pompano 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 2026-12-24, 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.
7.5OF 10

Forecast

low confidence

Forecast brief for Thursday, December 24. Back to this morning

Morning line

Jupiter 7.5 on Thursday, December 24. 5 mph ESE. Clear. YOLO day is Saturday, August 29. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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outgoing · -0.34 ftModeled M2 · not a gauge

Wind

OPEN-METEO

NESW5MPH

From ESE · gust 5

Sky

OPEN-METEO

Clear

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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48°92°

Today’s range 1.2 ft

outgoing

-0.34 ft modeled

Clock

NOAA 8722670

  • HighThu 4:00 AM · 0.56
  • LowThu 10:00 AM · -0.57
  • HighThu 4:00 PM · 0.57
  • LowThu 11:00 PM · -0.57
  • HighFri 5:00 AM · 0.59

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%

Stay or drive · Jupiter vs Boca GrandeOpen the calendarMorning dispatch

Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

  • Jupiter Inlet

    pass jetty · public structure · deep

    7.0

    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.
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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 outgoing tide is a classic match.
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  • Juno Beach Pier

    structure piling · public structure · deep

    6.7

    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.
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When

  • Outgoing water

    9.1

    Thu 8:00 AM → Thu 12:00 PM

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

  • Incoming water

    10.0

    Thu 11:00 AM → Thu 6:00 PM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.1

    Thu 5:00 PM → Fri 12:00 AM

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

  • Incoming water

    8.1

    Fri 12:00 AM → Fri 7:00 AM

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

  • Outgoing water

    10.0

    Fri 6:00 AM → Fri 1:00 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 — the NOAA gauge did not answer).
  • — Clear. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 5 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

6.6

Thermal window

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58°86°

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

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

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

4.8

Thermal window

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68°94°

Off-season here. 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

4.8

Thermal window

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64°92°

Off-season here. This tide stage (outgoing) matches how they hunt.

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

Snook

Centropomus undecimalis

1.7

Thermal window

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56°92°

Closed to harvest — still swims, do not keep. Off-season here. 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.

Great barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

5.8

Thermal window

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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

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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.