Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. Tides Today
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Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. runs a mean tidal range of about 1.3 ft. This month the highest water, 2.3 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| Low tide | 1:12 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.
Today at Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.: low tide at 1:12 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is sunny with E winds 0 to 9 mph, 81°F. Sunrise is at 7:37 AM and sunset at 6:48 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | SSE 2 mph | 72°F |
| Saturday | Sunny | E 0 to 9 mph | 81°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. is
Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. sits at 26.5642° N, 97.2765° W on the Texas Gulf coast, about 9 mi east of Port Mansfield, TX. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2019 until 2020, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre (NOAA 8779280), 20.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 230 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Port Mansfield, TX, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 9.1 mi away.
The tide at Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.
Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. has a diurnal tide: usually one high and one low a day, with the daily rhythm shifting about 50 minutes later each day and fading near the moon's equatorial crossing. This month's predictions average 1.2 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.4 ft, and 1.2 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.2 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Texas tides are diurnal, usually one high and one low a day with a range near 1 to 2 ft, and a steady wind can hold the predicted tide off by a foot.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.4 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.0 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Bob Hall Pier, Corpus Christi, TX gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8778485, established 2019, gauge removed 2020. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.
- Padre Island (south end): 35.1 mi, tides about 3 min later
- South Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass: 35.1 mi, tides about 17 min later
- Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier: 70.3 mi, tides at about the same time
- Packery Channel: 73.9 mi, tides about 233 min later
- Corpus Christi Naval Air Station: 78.8 mi, tides about 238 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. this month: Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. this month: Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent., peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 5:11–7:11 AM 5:36–7:36 PM | — 12:22–2:22 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:11–8:11 AM 6:36–8:36 PM | 11:06–1:06 AM 1:10–3:10 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:07–9:07 AM 7:32–9:32 PM | 12:14–2:14 AM 1:52–3:52 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:58–9:58 AM 8:23–10:23 PM | 1:20–3:20 AM 2:28–4:28 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:46–10:46 AM 9:11–11:11 PM | 2:22–4:22 AM 3:02–5:02 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:31–11:31 AM 9:56–11:56 PM | 3:22–5:22 AM 3:34–5:34 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:16–12:16 PM 10:41–12:41 AM | 4:21–6:21 AM 4:06–6:06 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8778485. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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