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South Padre Fishing Conditions Today

Friday, October 16, 2026 · updates through the day

Right now in South Padre: 79°F, light rain, wind N 21 knots gusting 28 (observed at Port Isabel (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (10 mi)). The barometer is stable at 30.09 inHg. The tide at Queen Isabella Causeway (west end) is rising, with a high of 1.7 ft at 1:13 AM. Offshore buoy 42092 reports 4.9 ft seas and 84°F water. Moon: waxing crescent (33% lit); moon and tide activity rated average. Major solunar feeding periods: 4:45 AM–6:45 AM and 5:10 PM–7:10 PM. Sea state: extremely rough. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet. Recently reported biting nearby: mangrove snapper, speckled trout, pompano, redfish, black drum.

Tides, weather & fishing times

Queen Isabella Causeway (west end) · Friday, October 9 · NOAA 8779739 · Station page

0.00.51.01.52.0ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a☀ 7:24 AM☀ 7:06 PMHigh 1.3 ft3:07 AMLow 0.6 ft8:55 AMHigh 1.6 ft4:30 PMLow 0.9 ft10:28 PMSolunarMinor: Moonrise, 5:57 AM–6:57 AMMajor: Moon overhead, 11:25 AM–1:25 PMMinor: Moonset, 5:56 PM–6:56 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightCurve interpolated from NOAA highs/lows (subordinate station) · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▲ High3:07 AM1.33 ft
▼ Low8:55 AM0.60 ft
▲ High4:30 PM1.65 ft
▼ Low10:28 PM0.88 ft

Tidal range today: 1.04 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:24 AM
Sunset
7:06 PM
Moonrise
6:27 AM
Moonset
6:26 PM
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New Moon

1% illuminated

Fishing Times

Very good

  • Minor5:57 AM–6:57 AM
  • Major11:25 AM–1:25 PM
  • Minor5:56 PM–6:56 PM

Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.

Tides for Queen Isabella Causeway (west end), week of October 4

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DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
4 Sun🌘▲ 7:22 AM
▼ 7:11 PM
2:36 AM
▲ 1.9 ft
4:38 PM
▼ 0.1 ft
95very high
5 Mon🌘▲ 7:22 AM
▼ 7:10 PM
3:13 AM
▲ 1.8 ft
5:53 PM
▼ 0.2 ft
86high
6 Tue🌘▲ 7:23 AM
▼ 7:09 PM
3:29 AM
▲ 1.7 ft
7:04 PM
▼ 0.4 ft
73high
7 Wed🌘▲ 7:23 AM
▼ 7:08 PM
3:29 AM
▲ 1.6 ft
8:13 AM
▼ 1.0 ft
1:11 PM
▲ 1.5 ft
8:12 PM
▼ 0.6 ft
56average
8 Thu🌘▲ 7:24 AM
▼ 7:07 PM
3:21 AM
▲ 1.4 ft
8:27 AM
▼ 0.8 ft
3:02 PM
▲ 1.6 ft
9:18 PM
▼ 0.7 ft
40low
9 Fri🌑▲ 7:24 AM
▼ 7:06 PM
3:07 AM
▲ 1.3 ft
8:55 AM
▼ 0.6 ft
4:30 PM
▲ 1.6 ft
10:28 PM
▼ 0.9 ft
50average
10 Sat🌑▲ 7:25 AM
▼ 7:05 PM
2:47 AM
▲ 1.3 ft
9:27 AM
▼ 0.4 ft
5:46 PM
▲ 1.7 ft
63average

Coefficient compares each day's tidal swing with this station's weak and strong tides over the surrounding month (about 45 = weak, 95 = strong). Bigger swings move more water and bait.

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NOAA marine forecast

Bays

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM. 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ130-132-135-170715-
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
146 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Very rough on the bay. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots late in the morning, then increasing to 25 to 30 knots
early in the afternoon, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots late in the
afternoon. Very rough on the bay, diminishing to rough late in
the morning, then increasing to very rough early in the
afternoon, diminishing to rough late in the afternoon.
Full forecast ↗

Nearshore, out to 20 nm

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM. 

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ150-155-170715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
146 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 14 feet,
occasionally to 18 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet, occasionally
to 19 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 13 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early
this evening. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 feet, occasionally to
19 feet, subsiding to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet in
the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 12 feet at 9 seconds and
north 4 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 11 feet at
9 seconds and north 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Full forecast ↗

Recent fishing reports

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Port Mansfield · Lower Laguna Madre (Arroyo City)

  • Mangrove snapper
  • Speckled trout
  • Pompano

Mangrove snapper, trout and pompano on live bait.

Bait
Live bait

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Port Mansfield · Lower Laguna Madre (Arroyo City)

  • Redfish
  • Speckled trout

Reds and trout on the drift.

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Port Mansfield · Lower Laguna Madre (Arroyo City)

  • Redfish
  • Speckled trout

More reds and trout.

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South Padre · Lower Laguna Madre

  • Speckled trout
  • Black drum

Big trout at night, black drum by day; slower under the full moon.

Conditions
Full moon slowed the day bite

Capt. Gus M. · Captain Experiences ↗

South Padre · Offshore out of Port Isabel

  • Red snapper
  • Black grouper
  • Cobia
  • Kingfish

Snapper, black grouper, cobia and kings, with blue water close to the beach.

Conditions
Blue water close in

Ruben G. · Captain Experiences ↗

Common questions

What is the tide doing in South Padre today?
At Queen Isabella Causeway (west end) the tide is rising. Today's tides: high 1.7 ft at 12:00 AM, low 0.3 ft at 1:28 PM.
Is it a good day to fish South Padre?
Extremely Rough seas: Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore. Moon and tide activity: Average. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet.
What are the best fishing times in South Padre today?
Solunar periods: major 4:45 AM–6:45 AM, minor 12:31 PM–1:31 PM, major 5:10 PM–7:10 PM, minor 10:50 PM–11:50 PM. Sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 6:59 PM.
What's biting in South Padre right now?
Oct 14: Mangrove snapper, trout and pompano on live bait. Oct 13: Reds and trout on the drift. Oct 12: More reds and trout.

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Data: NOAA CO-OPS tides, National Weather Service observations and marine forecasts, NOAA NDBC buoys; moon and solunar times computed for South Padre. Not for navigation. Machine-readable: JSON.