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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Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▲ High | 8:58 AM | 1.55 ft |
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 7:12 AM
- Sunset
- 7:49 PM
- Moonrise
- 8:46 AM
- Moonset
- 10:55 PM
🌒
Waxing Crescent
9% illuminated
Fishing Times
Low
- Major2:15 AM–4:15 AM
- Minor8:16 AM–9:16 AM
- Major2:50 PM–4:50 PM
- Minor10:25 PM–11:25 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for San Martin Lake Channel, week of April 4
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sun | 🌘 | ▲ 7:17 AM ▼ 7:47 PM | 2:49 AM ▲ 1.1 ft | 9:56 AM ▼ 0.5 ft | 4:03 PM ▲ 1.0 ft | 9:39 PM ▼ 0.6 ft | 35low | |
| 5 Mon | 🌘 | ▲ 7:16 AM ▼ 7:47 PM | 4:23 AM ▲ 1.2 ft | 10:49 AM ▼ 0.7 ft | 3:40 PM ▲ 0.9 ft | 9:59 PM ▼ 0.4 ft | 51average | |
| 6 Tue | 🌑 | ▲ 7:15 AM ▼ 7:48 PM | 5:29 AM ▲ 1.3 ft | 11:54 AM ▼ 0.8 ft | 3:23 PM ▲ 0.9 ft | 10:26 PM ▼ 0.2 ft | 65average | |
| 7 Wed | 🌑 | ▲ 7:14 AM ▼ 7:48 PM | 6:37 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 11:00 PM ▼ -0.0 ft | 77high | |||
| 8 Thu | 🌒 | ▲ 7:13 AM ▼ 7:49 PM | 7:48 AM ▲ 1.5 ft | 11:41 PM ▼ -0.1 ft | 87high | |||
| 9 Fri | 🌒 | ▲ 7:12 AM ▼ 7:49 PM | 8:58 AM ▲ 1.5 ft | 91very high | ||||
| 10 Sat | 🌒 | ▲ 7:11 AM ▼ 7:50 PM | 12:31 AM ▼ -0.2 ft | 10:34 AM ▲ 1.6 ft | 96very high |
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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