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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PADRE ISLAND (south end)
Friday, March 26, 2027|26.068°N, 97.157°W · NOAA 8779750
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▲ High | 9:28 AM | 1.44 ft |
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 7:26 AM
- Sunset
- 7:42 PM
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
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Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Fishing Times
Low
- Major3:35 AM–5:35 AM
- Minor9:25 AM–10:25 AM
- Major4:05 PM–6:05 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for PADRE ISLAND (south end), week of March 21
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sun | 🌕 | ▲ 7:31 AM ▼ 7:40 PM | 2:14 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 9:18 AM ▼ 0.3 ft | 3:24 PM ▲ 1.0 ft | 9:01 PM ▼ 0.5 ft | 48average | |
| 22 Mon | 🌕 | ▲ 7:30 AM ▼ 7:40 PM | 3:46 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 10:19 AM ▼ 0.6 ft | 3:10 PM ▲ 0.9 ft | 9:38 PM ▼ 0.1 ft | 60average | |
| 23 Tue | 🌖 | ▲ 7:29 AM ▼ 7:41 PM | 5:10 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 11:25 AM ▼ 0.8 ft | 2:49 PM ▲ 0.9 ft | 10:18 PM ▼ -0.2 ft | 72high | |
| 24 Wed | 🌖 | ▲ 7:28 AM ▼ 7:41 PM | 6:31 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 11:00 PM ▼ -0.4 ft | 80high | |||
| 25 Thu | 🌖 | ▲ 7:27 AM ▼ 7:42 PM | 7:55 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 11:45 PM ▼ -0.4 ft | 82high | |||
| 26 Fri | 🌖 | ▲ 7:26 AM ▼ 7:42 PM | 9:28 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 82high | ||||
| 27 Sat | 🌖 | ▲ 7:25 AM ▼ 7:43 PM | 12:36 AM ▼ -0.4 ft | 11:12 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 81high |
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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