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 30, 2026|26.262°N, 97.285°W · NOAA 8779280
Major periodMinor periodNightCurve interpolated from NOAA highs/lows (subordinate station) · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▲ High | 12:48 AM | 0.24 ft |
| ▼ Low | 7:37 AM | 0.08 ft |
| ▲ High | 1:53 PM | 0.18 ft |
| ▼ Low | 5:20 PM | 0.17 ft |
| ▲ High | 11:44 PM | 0.25 ft |
Tidal range today: 0.17 ft
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 7:16 AM
- Sunset
- 5:47 PM
- Moonrise
- 12:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:02 PM
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Last Quarter
51% illuminated
Fishing Times
Low
- Minor12:00 AM–12:36 AM
- Major5:05 AM–7:05 AM
- Minor11:32 AM–12:32 PM
- Major5:30 PM–7:30 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre, week of December 27
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sun | 🌖 | ▲ 7:15 AM ▼ 5:45 PM | 2:25 AM ▲ 0.5 ft | 4:38 PM ▼ -0.2 ft | 78high | |||
| 28 Mon | 🌖 | ▲ 7:15 AM ▼ 5:46 PM | 2:27 AM ▲ 0.4 ft | 5:16 PM ▼ -0.1 ft | 63average | |||
| 29 Tue | 🌖 | ▲ 7:15 AM ▼ 5:46 PM | 1:57 AM ▲ 0.3 ft | 5:43 PM ▼ 0.1 ft | 46average | |||
| 30 Wed | 🌗 | ▲ 7:16 AM ▼ 5:47 PM | 12:48 AM ▲ 0.2 ft | 7:37 AM ▼ 0.1 ft | 1:53 PM ▲ 0.2 ft | 5:20 PM ▼ 0.2 ft | 39low | |
| 31 Thu | 🌗 | ▲ 7:16 AM ▼ 5:48 PM | 8:02 AM ▼ -0.0 ft | 10:28 PM ▲ 0.3 ft | 52average | |||
| 1 Fri | 🌘 | ▲ 7:16 AM ▼ 5:48 PM | 8:41 AM ▼ -0.1 ft | 9:25 PM ▲ 0.4 ft | 63average | |||
| 2 Sat | 🌘 | ▲ 7:17 AM ▼ 5:49 PM | 9:27 AM ▼ -0.2 ft | 9:47 PM ▲ 0.4 ft | 71high |
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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