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
Capt. Gus M. · Captain Experiences ↗
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW
Tides
| ▲ High | 8:57 AM | 1.46 ft |
| ▼ Low | 10:59 PM | -0.76 ft |
Tidal range today: 2.23 ft
Sun & Moon
- Sunrise
- 6:42 AM
- Sunset
- 8:25 PM
- Moonrise
- 7:10 AM
- Moonset
- 9:17 PM
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New Moon
1% illuminated
Fishing Times
Very good
- Major12:45 AM–2:45 AM
- Minor6:40 AM–7:40 AM
- Major1:15 PM–3:15 PM
- Minor8:47 PM–9:47 PM
Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.
Tides for San Martin Lake Channel, week of July 4
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| Day | Moon | Sun | 1st tide | 2nd tide | 3rd tide | 4th tide | Coefficient | Solunar activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sun | 🌑 | ▲ 6:42 AM ▼ 8:25 PM | 8:57 AM ▲ 1.5 ft | 10:59 PM ▼ -0.8 ft | 99very high | |||
| 5 Mon | 🌒 | ▲ 6:42 AM ▼ 8:25 PM | 9:51 AM ▲ 1.4 ft | 11:55 PM ▼ -0.6 ft | 94very high | |||
| 6 Tue | 🌒 | ▲ 6:42 AM ▼ 8:25 PM | 10:30 AM ▲ 1.2 ft | 82high | ||||
| 7 Wed | 🌒 | ▲ 6:43 AM ▼ 8:24 PM | 12:56 AM ▼ -0.3 ft | 10:32 AM ▲ 1.0 ft | 3:09 PM ▼ 0.9 ft | 5:37 PM ▲ 0.9 ft | 73high | |
| 8 Thu | 🌒 | ▲ 6:43 AM ▼ 8:24 PM | 1:59 AM ▼ -0.0 ft | 10:02 AM ▲ 0.8 ft | 3:41 PM ▼ 0.6 ft | 8:04 PM ▲ 0.8 ft | 52average | |
| 9 Fri | 🌒 | ▲ 6:44 AM ▼ 8:24 PM | 2:59 AM ▼ 0.3 ft | 9:13 AM ▲ 0.8 ft | 4:26 PM ▼ 0.3 ft | 11:32 PM ▲ 0.8 ft | 38low | |
| 10 Sat | 🌓 | ▲ 6:44 AM ▼ 8:24 PM | 4:28 AM ▼ 0.7 ft | 8:41 AM ▲ 0.8 ft | 5:16 PM ▼ 0.0 ft | 53average |
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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