Port Isabel

Thursday, September 2, 2027|26.061°N, 97.216°W · NOAA 8779770

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Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▲ High	5:10 AM	1.19 ft
▼ Low	11:07 AM	0.69 ft
▲ High	5:48 PM	1.53 ft

Tidal range today: 0.84 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise: 7:09 AM
Sunset: 7:47 PM
Moonrise: 9:11 AM
Moonset: 9:00 PM

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Waxing Crescent

6% illuminated

Fishing Times

Good

Major1:45 AM–3:45 AM
Minor8:41 AM–9:41 AM
Major2:05 PM–4:05 PM
Minor8:30 PM–9:30 PM

Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.

Tides for Port Isabel, week of August 29

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Day	Moon	Sun	1st tide	2nd tide	3rd tide	4th tide	Coefficient
29 Sun	🌘	▲ 7:07 AM ▼ 7:51 PM	5:52 AM ▲ 1.7 ft	8:26 PM ▼ -0.2 ft			96very high
30 Mon	🌘	▲ 7:08 AM ▼ 7:50 PM	6:02 AM ▲ 1.6 ft	9:50 AM ▼ 1.5 ft	12:38 PM ▲ 1.5 ft	9:25 PM ▼ 0.0 ft	85high
31 Tue	🌑	▲ 7:08 AM ▼ 7:49 PM	5:29 AM ▲ 1.4 ft	9:57 AM ▼ 1.2 ft	2:51 PM ▲ 1.5 ft	10:20 PM ▼ 0.3 ft	70high
1 Wed	🌒	▲ 7:08 AM ▼ 7:48 PM	5:14 AM ▲ 1.3 ft	10:26 AM ▼ 1.0 ft	4:21 PM ▲ 1.5 ft	11:17 PM ▼ 0.6 ft	54average
2 Thu	🌒	▲ 7:09 AM ▼ 7:47 PM	5:10 AM ▲ 1.2 ft	11:07 AM ▼ 0.7 ft	5:48 PM ▲ 1.5 ft		48average
3 Fri	🌒	▲ 7:09 AM ▼ 7:46 PM	12:26 AM ▼ 0.9 ft	5:06 AM ▲ 1.2 ft	11:58 AM ▼ 0.4 ft	7:27 PM ▲ 1.6 ft	60average
4 Sat	🌒	▲ 7:10 AM ▼ 7:45 PM	1:39 AM ▼ 1.2 ft	4:46 AM ▲ 1.3 ft	12:51 PM ▼ 0.3 ft	9:14 PM ▲ 1.6 ft	73high

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.

Current conditions

Feels like 72°F

Observed 11:15 PM · South Padre Island CG Station (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (12 mi)

Wind

8mph

From NW (312°)

Gusts 11 mph

Measured at the tide station

Temperature

76°F

High 72° · Low 70° so far today

Humidity

73%

Dew point 63°F

Visibility

10+mi

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

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Barometer at the tide station, 6-minute readings

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Recent fishing reports near South Padre

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South Padre · Lower Laguna Madre

≈ Oct 9, 2026

Speckled trout
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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 · Offshore out of Port Isabel

≈ Oct 7, 2026

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Cobia
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South Padre · ICW and flats

≈ Oct 7, 2026

Speckled trout
Redfish
Flounder
Snook
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Bait: Artificials (live shrimp scarce)

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Satellite map, currents & salinity

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Salinity (PSU ≈ parts per thousand)

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Fresh river waterGulf seawater ≈ 35

Shading and arrows: NOAA NGOFS2 model surface salinity and currents for Oct 19, 12:00 AM (run 21z 2026-10-18 UTC). Arrow length shows current speed. Labeled dots are measured sensor readings; open circles are model forecast points (click one to see its forecast below).

No salinity sensors near this station reported in the past week.

Model: NOAA Northern Gulf Operational Forecast System (NGOFS2). Sensors: Texas Water Development Board. Imagery: USDA/USGS The National Map.

Currents & salinity forecast

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