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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Queen Isabella Causeway (east end)
Tuesday, December 29, 2026|26.078°N, 97.170°W · NOAA 8779724
Major periodMinor periodNightCurve interpolated from NOAA highs/lows (subordinate station) · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▼ Low | 2:15 AM | 0.70 ft |
| ▲ High | 6:00 AM | 0.90 ft |
| ▼ Low | 1:05 PM | 0.28 ft |
| ▲ High | 8:14 PM | 1.05 ft |
Tidal range today: 0.77 ft
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 7:15 AM
- Sunset
- 5:46 PM
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
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Waning Gibbous
61% illuminated
Fishing Times
Low
- Major4:20 AM–6:20 AM
- Minor11:00 AM–12:00 PM
- Major4:45 PM–6:45 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for Queen Isabella Causeway (east end), week of December 27
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sun | 🌖 | ▲ 7:14 AM ▼ 5:45 PM | 11:26 AM ▼ -0.4 ft | 8:30 PM ▲ 1.3 ft | 74high | |||
| 28 Mon | 🌖 | ▲ 7:14 AM ▼ 5:46 PM | 12:16 PM ▼ -0.1 ft | 8:26 PM ▲ 1.2 ft | 59average | |||
| 29 Tue | 🌖 | ▲ 7:15 AM ▼ 5:46 PM | 2:15 AM ▼ 0.7 ft | 6:00 AM ▲ 0.9 ft | 1:05 PM ▼ 0.3 ft | 8:14 PM ▲ 1.0 ft | 39low | |
| 30 Wed | 🌗 | ▲ 7:15 AM ▼ 5:47 PM | 2:53 AM ▼ 0.4 ft | 9:07 AM ▲ 0.8 ft | 1:58 PM ▼ 0.6 ft | 7:54 PM ▲ 1.0 ft | 43low | |
| 31 Thu | 🌗 | ▲ 7:15 AM ▼ 5:47 PM | 3:37 AM ▼ 0.1 ft | 12:20 PM ▲ 1.0 ft | 3:21 PM ▼ 0.8 ft | 7:05 PM ▲ 1.0 ft | 53average | |
| 1 Fri | 🌘 | ▲ 7:16 AM ▼ 5:48 PM | 4:25 AM ▼ -0.2 ft | 2:45 PM ▲ 1.2 ft | 63average | |||
| 2 Sat | 🌘 | ▲ 7:16 AM ▼ 5:49 PM | 5:12 AM ▼ -0.3 ft | 3:37 PM ▲ 1.3 ft | 70high |
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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