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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San Martin Lake Channel
Thursday, January 7, 2027|26.002°N, 97.299°W · NOAA 8779911
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▼ Low | 9:33 AM | -0.54 ft |
| ▲ High | 7:50 PM | 1.20 ft |
Tidal range today: 1.73 ft
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 7:17 AM
- Sunset
- 5:53 PM
- Moonrise
- 7:20 AM
- Moonset
- 5:50 PM
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New Moon
0% illuminated
Fishing Times
Very good
- Major12:00 AM–1:10 AM
- Minor6:50 AM–7:50 AM
- Major11:35 AM–1:35 PM
- Minor5:20 PM–6:20 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for San Martin Lake Channel, week of January 3
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sun | 🌘 | ▲ 7:16 AM ▼ 5:50 PM | 7:00 AM ▼ -0.4 ft | 5:26 PM ▲ 1.2 ft | 74high | |||
| 4 Mon | 🌘 | ▲ 7:17 AM ▼ 5:51 PM | 7:42 AM ▼ -0.4 ft | 6:09 PM ▲ 1.2 ft | 76high | |||
| 5 Tue | 🌘 | ▲ 7:17 AM ▼ 5:52 PM | 8:22 AM ▼ -0.5 ft | 6:50 PM ▲ 1.2 ft | 78high | |||
| 6 Wed | 🌑 | ▲ 7:17 AM ▼ 5:52 PM | 8:58 AM ▼ -0.5 ft | 7:24 PM ▲ 1.2 ft | 79high | |||
| 7 Thu | 🌑 | ▲ 7:17 AM ▼ 5:53 PM | 9:33 AM ▼ -0.5 ft | 7:50 PM ▲ 1.2 ft | 79high | |||
| 8 Fri | 🌑 | ▲ 7:17 AM ▼ 5:54 PM | 10:06 AM ▼ -0.5 ft | 8:05 PM ▲ 1.1 ft | 78high | |||
| 9 Sat | 🌒 | ▲ 7:17 AM ▼ 5:54 PM | 10:40 AM ▼ -0.5 ft | 8:12 PM ▲ 1.1 ft | 74high |
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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