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Stuart, Jupiter and the Palm Beaches: inlets, anchorages and the waterway through Lake Worth

Lake Worth behind Palm Beach, from its own inlet to Boynton Inlet: Mile 1014.1 to Mile 1034.3 of the Intracoastal Waterway, 2.4 knots of flood and 3.6 of ebb in the inlet, and the Gulf Stream about 2 miles offshore.

Last checked 21 Oct 20267 sources · 7 primary
Illustrated map of Florida's Treasure Coast and the Palm Beaches, from Jensen Beach south past Stuart, where the St. Lucie River turns inland, down Hobe Sound and past Jupiter to Lake Worth Inlet and Lake Worth. Every marked place links to its page.St. Lucie InletSt. Lucie RiverAtlantic OceanJupiterLake Worth InletJensen BeachManatee PocketSunset BayPeanut IslandLake Worth Lagoon
Illustration, not to scale – the pins mark places, not positions. Depths, seamarks and tides for the whole region are in the app.
14
numbered day-use slips at Peanut Island Park
2.4 kn flood, 3.6 kn ebb
of current in Lake Worth Inlet
about 2 miles (4 km)
from West Palm Beach out to the Gulf Stream
1014.1 to 1034.3
waterway miles along Lake Worth
36
moorings in the Manatee Pocket county field
$30 + tax
a night on a county mooring at Jensen Beach or Manatee Pocket
198 slips, 69 moorings
slips and moorings at Sunset Bay, Stuart

Depths come from operators, the Coast Pilot, cruiser reports or a seabed model. This is not a nautical chart and does not tell you whether you will get through – use official charts and Local Notices to Mariners.

Places in this region

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Mooring field
Jensen Beach · Indian River Lagoon
Jensen Beach Mooring Field
  • Moorings: the county calls it a 43-vessel facility, but warns off buoys #50 to #56page conflicts
  • Vessels up to: 50 ft
Mooring field
Stuart · Manatee Pocket
Manatee Pocket Mooring Field
  • Moorings: 36
  • Average depth at mean lower low water: 5 to 7 ft
Marina
Stuart · St. Lucie River
Sunset Bay Marina & Anchorage
  • Slips: 198
  • Moorings: 69
Anchorage
Palm Beach · West Palm Beach
Lake Worth Lagoon
  • Lake Worth Inlet current: 2.4 kn flood, 3.6 kn ebb
  • Gulf Stream offshore of West Palm Beach: about 2 miles (4 km)
Marina
Riviera Beach · Lake Worth Inlet
Peanut Island Park
  • Numbered day-use slips: 14, first come, first served
  • All docks: day use only, except by permit

Inlets

Boca Raton InletA narrow dredged cut 5 miles north of Hillsboro Inlet Entrance Light, crossed by the A1A bascule bridge. Coast Pilot 4 reports 1 to 3 feet at low tide, currents to 7 knots, and an unmarked channel whose bar shifts with the wind.Jupiter InletThe way in to Jupiter Sound, the Loxahatchee River and Lake Worth Creek, with the Intracoastal Waterway half a mile inside the entrance. Coast Pilot 4 calls it dangerous and particularly hazardous to small boats not designed for the open seas, and describes a sandbar across the whole inlet whose openings shift with the weather.Lake Worth InletA dredged cut through the barrier beach, 11 miles south of Jupiter Inlet Light, protected by two jetties. A federal project carries 35 feet through the entrance channel, and Coast Pilot 4 puts the Gulf Stream about 2 miles off this stretch of coast.

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Written by buoya editorial from the sources above. Every figure was checked against its source on 21 Oct 2026. Found something wrong? Report a correction.