Good morning everyone! It looks like we’ve settled into some fairly constant temperatures, so if we can get a bit more sun and a bit less rain and clouds we should be good. Fishing in the IRL has been good overall for Redfish, Seatrout, Snook, and even Tarpon. Snook have been showing up along shorelines, docks, and even the flats of late, with DOA CAL soft plastics and Yo-Zuri suspending plugs doing the most work. Redfish are still prevalent around the shorelines, being caught on a variety of soft plastics and flies such as the Rattling Shrimp. Seatrout continue to haunt the drop offs and pot holes, with soft plastics and even topwater plugs doing damage. Baby to mid sized Tarpon are showing up in the Sebastian River and basins providing plenty of thrills for those with some patience. Offshore, those willing to venture out a bit deeper are finding Dolphin in around 300′ of water, and Cobia are still being caught in nearshore waters. Sebastian Inlet has been excellent for Redfish, using flare jigs and live bait, while Snook fishing has been off in both Sebastian and Fort Pierce. There have also been plenty of Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, and Pompano being caught from the jetty in Fort Pierce. Good luck out there!
Synopsis: High pressure centered over the southeast states will move east into the Atlantic tonight ahead of a fast moving storm system that will drag a cool front near north Florida by Friday. Northeast winds today will veer to east to southeast Thursday and southeast to south on Friday ahead of the front. High pressure will then rebuild from the Atlantic into north Florida and the southeast U.S. this weekend, with onshore flow redeveloping.
GULF STREAM HAZARDS…Seas to around 6 feet this morning, subsiding this afternoon.
The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Monday April 1st.
35 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 29 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 24 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 15 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 9 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.
Today
Northeast winds 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters.
Tonight
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period 7 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Thursday
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters.
Thursday Night
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Slight chance of showers.
Friday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Slight chance of showers.
Saturday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet.
Saturday Night
Southeast winds 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Slight chance of showers.
Tides for Vero Beach (ocean) starting with April 3, 2019.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
W 3 Low 1:19 AM 0.3 7:10 AM Rise 6:28 AM 6
3 High 7:28 AM 3.5 7:40 PM Set 6:22 PM
3 Low 1:38 PM 0.3
3 High 7:48 PM 3.6
Th 4 Low 1:56 AM 0.3 7:09 AM Rise 7:00 AM 2
4 High 8:05 AM 3.6 7:40 PM Set 7:14 PM
4 Low 2:12 PM 0.1
4 High 8:27 PM 3.8
F 5 Low 2:32 AM 0.1 7:07 AM Rise 7:33 AM 0
5 High 8:42 AM 3.6 7:41 PM Set 8:08 PM
5 Low 2:46 PM 0.0
5 High 9:06 PM 3.8