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 | 9:06 AM | 1.48 ft |
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 6:58 AM
- Sunset
- 7:56 PM
- Moonrise
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 8:34 AM
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Waning Gibbous
92% illuminated
Fishing Times
Average
- Major2:20 AM–4:20 AM
- Minor8:04 AM–9:04 AM
- Major2:45 PM–4:45 PM
- Minor10:31 PM–11:31 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for San Martin Lake Channel, week of April 18
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sun | 🌔 | ▲ 7:03 AM ▼ 7:54 PM | 3:19 AM ▲ 1.2 ft | 9:52 AM ▼ 0.7 ft | 2:17 PM ▲ 1.0 ft | 9:39 PM ▼ 0.4 ft | 54average | |
| 19 Mon | 🌔 | ▲ 7:02 AM ▼ 7:54 PM | 4:48 AM ▲ 1.3 ft | 10:59 AM ▼ 0.9 ft | 1:56 PM ▲ 1.0 ft | 10:08 PM ▼ 0.1 ft | 68average | |
| 20 Tue | 🌕 | ▲ 7:01 AM ▼ 7:55 PM | 6:00 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 10:37 PM ▼ 0.0 ft | 77high | |||
| 21 Wed | 🌕 | ▲ 7:00 AM ▼ 7:55 PM | 7:11 AM ▲ 1.5 ft | 11:09 PM ▼ -0.1 ft | 80high | |||
| 22 Thu | 🌖 | ▲ 6:59 AM ▼ 7:56 PM | 8:10 AM ▲ 1.5 ft | 11:44 PM ▼ -0.1 ft | 81high | |||
| 23 Fri | 🌖 | ▲ 6:58 AM ▼ 7:56 PM | 9:06 AM ▲ 1.5 ft | 80high | ||||
| 24 Sat | 🌖 | ▲ 6:57 AM ▼ 7:57 PM | 12:26 AM ▼ -0.0 ft | 10:31 AM ▲ 1.5 ft | 79high |
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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