Tides & Towns
Treasure Coast · FL

Sebastian

Home of Pelican Island, the first national wildlife refuge.

Population
25,054 (2020 census)
Pelican Island
First national wildlife refuge, 1903
1715 Fleet
Treasure still offshore
Tides
Two highs, two lows a day

Then

  1. 1715

    A Spanish treasure fleet is wrecked by a storm off this coast. Treasure worth more than $500 million is lost, and only part has been found.

  2. 1903

    Pelican Island becomes the first National Wildlife Refuge in the United States.

  3. 1924

    Sebastian incorporates.

  4. 1992

    Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum opens.

Now

Sebastian sits where the St. Sebastian River meets the Indian River Lagoon. Its motto: “Home of Pelican Island.”

On the water

From NOAA's predictions for Sebastian, FL over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).

Pattern
Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
Typical daily range
0.4 ft
Biggest swing
0.8 ft on Jan 22
Smallest swing
0.0 ft on Oct 22
Highest high
0.5 ft, Sep 30 at 10:53 AM
Lowest low
−0.4 ft, Jan 23 at 4:58 AM

4 tide stations around Sebastian

Sources