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St Lucie Inlet Cam
Live view from Bathtub Beach, just north of St. Lucie Inlet at Stuart, the Sailfish Capital.
Bathtub Beach · just north of St. Lucie Inlet
Right now at Stuart
- Air temp
- 75°F
- Wind
- N 11 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- Low 2:39 AM tomorrow
Today runs 70–81°F with a 7% chance of rain. Sunset is at 5:33 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
Which fish look best today at Stuart
The same day scores differently for each fish: water temperature, wind, tide and seas count differently for a snook than for a sheepshead. Today’s read for Stuart, species by species.
Best bet: Snook.
- Snook82Prime
80°F water is right in the snook range.
Wind: 8 mph N, gusts 16
- Redfish81Prime
80°F water is right in the redfish range.
Wind: 8 mph N, gusts 16
Where to look
Oyster bars, grass flats and mangrove shorelines; they push shallow on a rising tide.
Best redfish spots today → - Spotted seatrout80Prime
80°F water is a little warm for trout; the bite starts to ease. Still warming, which pushes it further past the range.
Wind: 8 mph N, gusts 16
Where to look
Grass flats and pothole edges; deeper holes and canals when it's cold.
Best trout spots today → - Sheepshead68Good
80°F water is warm for sheepshead. Fish early, late and where current moves. Still warming, which pushes it further past the range.
Wind: 8 mph N, gusts 16
Where to look
Pilings, docks, oyster bars and rock — anything that grows barnacles.
Best sheepshead spots today → - Tarpon40Slow
80°F water is right in the tarpon range.
Wind: 8 mph N, gusts 16
Better Wed: 67
- Spanish mackerel40Slow
80°F water is right in the Spanish mackerel range.
Seas: 7.4 ft @ 10 s, long and easy
Better Wed: 67
Where to look
Open runs along beaches and passes, on clean, moving water.
Best Spanish mackerel spots today →
Scores conditions for each fish, not where they are or when a run starts. Water temperature is today’s reading applied to the whole week, so a cold front further out won’t show here until the water follows. Temperature ranges are rules of thumb for Florida inshore water; the snook range is from published research.
About St. Lucie Inlet
St. Lucie Inlet is where the St. Lucie River, the Indian River Lagoon and the Atlantic all meet, and Stuart calls itself the Sailfish Capital of the World on the strength of what sits just outside — the Gulf Stream runs close enough that the winter sailfish bite here is genuinely world-class. Inshore, snook and tarpon work the inlet and the river mouths. The other thing this view tells you is water quality: after a heavy Lake Okeechobee discharge the river runs visibly dark, and the line where it meets clean ocean water shows up from shore.
What this camera is good for
- Water color after a lake discharge
- Sea state on the ocean side before an offshore trip
- Surf over Bathtub Reef
- Weather building offshore
This is Martin County's Bathtub Beach camera: a still image that updates every 10 to 20 minutes, looking south toward the inlet.
Full conditions for Stuart
Common questions
- Is the St. Lucie Inlet camera live?
- Yes, though it is a still image rather than video. The page pulls the camera's newest frame automatically.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Stuart today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Stuart are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Great Pocket, St. Lucie Inlet. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.