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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South Padre Island C.G. Station
Wednesday, February 24, 2027|26.073°N, 97.168°W · NOAA 8779748
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▲ High | 6:36 AM | 0.97 ft |
| ▼ Low | 12:28 PM | 0.66 ft |
| ▲ High | 4:11 PM | 0.79 ft |
| ▼ Low | 11:57 PM | -0.10 ft |
Tidal range today: 1.07 ft
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 6:56 AM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
- Moonrise
- 10:34 PM
- Moonset
- 9:03 AM
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Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Fishing Times
Good
- Major2:20 AM–4:20 AM
- Minor8:33 AM–9:33 AM
- Major2:45 PM–4:45 PM
- Minor10:04 PM–11:04 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for South Padre Island C.G. Station, week of February 21
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sun | 🌕 | ▲ 6:59 AM ▼ 6:25 PM | 1:51 AM ▲ 1.0 ft | 9:40 AM ▼ -0.2 ft | 5:04 PM ▲ 0.7 ft | 9:55 PM ▼ 0.6 ft | 62average | |
| 22 Mon | 🌖 | ▲ 6:58 AM ▼ 6:26 PM | 3:26 AM ▲ 1.0 ft | 10:36 AM ▼ 0.1 ft | 4:35 PM ▲ 0.7 ft | 10:33 PM ▼ 0.3 ft | 48average | |
| 23 Tue | 🌖 | ▲ 6:57 AM ▼ 6:26 PM | 4:55 AM ▲ 1.0 ft | 11:32 AM ▼ 0.4 ft | 4:21 PM ▲ 0.7 ft | 11:14 PM ▼ 0.1 ft | 50average | |
| 24 Wed | 🌖 | ▲ 6:56 AM ▼ 6:27 PM | 6:36 AM ▲ 1.0 ft | 12:28 PM ▼ 0.7 ft | 4:11 PM ▲ 0.8 ft | 11:57 PM ▼ -0.1 ft | 58average | |
| 25 Thu | 🌖 | ▲ 6:55 AM ▼ 6:27 PM | 8:43 AM ▲ 1.0 ft | 1:37 PM ▼ 0.9 ft | 3:45 PM ▲ 0.9 ft | 58average | ||
| 26 Fri | 🌖 | ▲ 6:54 AM ▼ 6:28 PM | 12:42 AM ▼ -0.2 ft | 11:04 AM ▲ 1.1 ft | 66average | |||
| 27 Sat | 🌗 | ▲ 6:54 AM ▼ 6:29 PM | 1:30 AM ▼ -0.2 ft | 1:29 PM ▲ 1.2 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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