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
Sunday, October 17, 2027|26.073°N, 97.168°W · NOAA 8779748
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▼ Low | 10:23 AM | 0.38 ft |
| ▲ High | 8:51 PM | 2.00 ft |
Tidal range today: 1.63 ft
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 7:28 AM
- Sunset
- 6:59 PM
- Moonrise
- 8:21 PM
- Moonset
- 9:28 AM
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Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated
Fishing Times
Very good
- Major1:30 AM–3:30 AM
- Minor8:58 AM–9:58 AM
- Major1:55 PM–3:55 PM
- Minor7:51 PM–8:51 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for South Padre Island C.G. Station, week of October 17
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sun | 🌖 | ▲ 7:28 AM ▼ 6:59 PM | 10:23 AM ▼ 0.4 ft | 8:51 PM ▲ 2.0 ft | 87high | |||
| 18 Mon | 🌖 | ▲ 7:29 AM ▼ 6:58 PM | 11:09 AM ▼ 0.3 ft | 10:31 PM ▲ 2.1 ft | 92very high | |||
| 19 Tue | 🌖 | ▲ 7:29 AM ▼ 6:57 PM | 12:01 PM ▼ 0.2 ft | 11:45 PM ▲ 2.2 ft | 95very high | |||
| 20 Wed | 🌖 | ▲ 7:30 AM ▼ 6:56 PM | 12:58 PM ▼ 0.2 ft | 97very high | ||||
| 21 Thu | 🌖 | ▲ 7:30 AM ▼ 6:55 PM | 12:48 AM ▲ 2.2 ft | 1:59 PM ▼ 0.3 ft | 97very high | |||
| 22 Fri | 🌗 | ▲ 7:31 AM ▼ 6:54 PM | 1:39 AM ▲ 2.1 ft | 3:06 PM ▼ 0.4 ft | 93very high | |||
| 23 Sat | 🌘 | ▲ 7:31 AM ▼ 6:53 PM | 2:15 AM ▲ 2.0 ft | 4:18 PM ▼ 0.5 ft | 84high |
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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