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
Monday, October 19, 2026|26.262°N, 97.285°W · NOAA 8779280
↘Tide is fallingNext low 0.5 ft at 9:32 PM · in 4h 0m
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▲ High | 6:35 AM | 0.93 ft |
| ▼ Low | 9:32 PM | 0.46 ft |
Tidal range today: 0.47 ft
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 7:30 AM
- Sunset
- 6:57 PM
- Moonrise
- 3:07 PM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
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First Quarter
60% illuminated
Fishing Times
Low
- Minor12:41 AM–1:41 AM
- Major7:10 AM–9:10 AM
- Minor2:37 PM–3:37 PM
- Major7:35 PM–9:35 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre, week of October 18
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sun | 🌓 | ▲ 7:29 AM ▼ 6:58 PM | 6:44 AM ▲ 1.0 ft | 8:47 PM ▼ 0.4 ft | 66average | |||
| 19 MonToday | 🌓 | ▲ 7:30 AM ▼ 6:57 PM | 6:35 AM ▲ 0.9 ft | 9:32 PM ▼ 0.5 ft | 62average | |||
| 20 Tue | 🌔 | ▲ 7:31 AM ▼ 6:56 PM | 6:17 AM ▲ 0.9 ft | 10:08 PM ▼ 0.5 ft | 56average | |||
| 21 Wed | 🌔 | ▲ 7:31 AM ▼ 6:55 PM | 6:02 AM ▲ 0.9 ft | 10:39 PM ▼ 0.6 ft | 48average | |||
| 22 Thu | 🌔 | ▲ 7:32 AM ▼ 6:54 PM | 5:36 AM ▲ 0.8 ft | 11:36 AM ▼ 0.7 ft | 4:46 PM ▲ 0.7 ft | 11:14 PM ▼ 0.7 ft | 38low | |
| 23 Fri | 🌔 | ▲ 7:32 AM ▼ 6:53 PM | 4:50 AM ▲ 0.8 ft | 11:48 AM ▼ 0.6 ft | 7:38 PM ▲ 0.8 ft | 37low | ||
| 24 Sat | 🌔 | ▲ 7:33 AM ▼ 6:52 PM | 12:01 AM ▼ 0.8 ft | 3:58 AM ▲ 0.8 ft | 12:17 PM ▼ 0.4 ft | 11:13 PM ▲ 0.9 ft | 64average |
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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