Port O'Connor · Shallow bays around Port O'Connor
- Redfish
- Black drum
Family trip with steady redfish action, slot fish and bigger ones, plus some black drum.
Mid Coast Bay Fishing (Capt. Stephen) · FishingBooker ↗
| ▲ High | 8:29 AM | 0.54 ft |
| ▼ Low | 7:29 PM | -0.16 ft |
Tidal range today: 0.70 ft
First Quarter
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Low
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sun | 🌓 | ▲ 6:36 AM ▼ 8:25 PM | 8:29 AM ▲ 0.5 ft | 7:29 PM ▼ -0.2 ft | 66average | |||
| 12 Mon | 🌔 | ▲ 6:36 AM ▼ 8:25 PM | 8:11 AM ▲ 0.6 ft | 8:17 PM ▼ -0.3 ft | 75high | |||
| 13 Tue | 🌔 | ▲ 6:37 AM ▼ 8:25 PM | 8:26 AM ▲ 0.7 ft | 9:08 PM ▼ -0.3 ft | 80high | |||
| 14 Wed | 🌔 | ▲ 6:37 AM ▼ 8:25 PM | 9:02 AM ▲ 0.7 ft | 10:03 PM ▼ -0.3 ft | 82high | |||
| 15 Thu | 🌔 | ▲ 6:38 AM ▼ 8:24 PM | 9:47 AM ▲ 0.8 ft | 10:58 PM ▼ -0.3 ft | 82high | |||
| 16 Fri | 🌔 | ▲ 6:38 AM ▼ 8:24 PM | 10:33 AM ▲ 0.7 ft | 11:46 PM ▼ -0.3 ft | 82high | |||
| 17 Sat | 🌕 | ▲ 6:39 AM ▼ 8:24 PM | 11:18 AM ▲ 0.7 ft | 80high |
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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Port O'Connor · Shallow bays around Port O'Connor
Family trip with steady redfish action, slot fish and bigger ones, plus some black drum.
Mid Coast Bay Fishing (Capt. Stephen) · FishingBooker ↗
Port O'Connor · San Antonio Bay back lakes (Seadrift)
Reds in the back lakes on cut bait.
John A. (Seadrift) · Captain Experiences ↗
Port O'Connor · Shallow bays around Port O'Connor
Family outing targeting reds in the shallows.
Mid Coast Bay Fishing (Capt. Stephen) · FishingBooker ↗
Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 74°F
Observed 2:25 PM · Port O'Connor (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PALACIOS MUNICIPAL (21 mi)
Wind
0mph
From N (0°)
Temperature
69°F
High 76° · Low 64° so far today
Humidity
38%
Dew point 48°F
Visibility
10+mi
−0.07 in over 3 hours · changing fast
reading 3 hours ago
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Barometer at the tide station, 6-minute readings
Fishing conditions now
Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.
Salinity (PSU ≈ parts per thousand)
Shading and arrows: NOAA NGOFS2 model surface salinity and currents for Oct 18, 3:00 PM (run 15z 2026-10-18 UTC). Arrow length shows current speed. Labeled dots are measured sensor readings; open circles are model forecast points (click one to see its forecast below).
No salinity sensors near this station reported in the past week.
Model: NOAA Northern Gulf Operational Forecast System (NGOFS2). Sensors: Texas Water Development Board. Imagery: USDA/USGS The National Map.
NOAA NGOFS2 model · 48 hours