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
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Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre
Wednesday, December 16, 2026|26.262°N, 97.285°W · NOAA 8779280
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▲ High | 1:41 AM | 0.45 ft |
| ▼ Low | 4:50 PM | 0.18 ft |
Tidal range today: 0.27 ft
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 7:09 AM
- Sunset
- 5:39 PM
- Moonrise
- 12:11 PM
- Moonset
- —
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First Quarter
45% illuminated
Fishing Times
Low
- Major4:50 AM–6:50 AM
- Minor11:41 AM–12:41 PM
- Major5:15 PM–7:15 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre, week of December 13
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sun | 🌒 | ▲ 7:07 AM ▼ 5:38 PM | 2:34 AM ▲ 0.6 ft | 4:28 PM ▼ -0.0 ft | 68average | |||
| 14 Mon | 🌒 | ▲ 7:08 AM ▼ 5:39 PM | 2:21 AM ▲ 0.6 ft | 4:43 PM ▼ 0.0 ft | 61average | |||
| 15 Tue | 🌒 | ▲ 7:09 AM ▼ 5:39 PM | 2:04 AM ▲ 0.5 ft | 4:52 PM ▼ 0.1 ft | 52average | |||
| 16 Wed | 🌓 | ▲ 7:09 AM ▼ 5:39 PM | 1:41 AM ▲ 0.5 ft | 4:50 PM ▼ 0.2 ft | 42low | |||
| 17 Thu | 🌓 | ▲ 7:10 AM ▼ 5:40 PM | 1:00 AM ▲ 0.4 ft | 8:01 AM ▼ 0.2 ft | 33low | |||
| 18 Fri | 🌔 | ▲ 7:10 AM ▼ 5:40 PM | 12:09 AM ▲ 0.4 ft | 8:23 AM ▼ 0.0 ft | 11:36 PM ▲ 0.5 ft | 58average | ||
| 19 Sat | 🌔 | ▲ 7:11 AM ▼ 5:41 PM | 9:01 AM ▼ -0.1 ft | 11:15 PM ▲ 0.5 ft | 72high |
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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