Padre Island (south end) Tides Today
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Padre Island (south end) runs a mean tidal range of about 1.5 ft. This month the highest water, 2.4 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| Low tide | 1:25 PM | -0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Padre Island (south end)
Today at Padre Island (south end): low tide at 1:25 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly sunny with ESE winds 2 to 8 mph, 81°F. Sunrise is at 7:36 AM and sunset at 6:48 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Clear | S 5 mph | 75°F |
| Saturday | Mostly Sunny | ESE 2 to 8 mph | 81°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Padre Island (south end) is
Padre Island (south end) sits at 26.0683° N, 97.1567° W on the Texas Gulf coast, at South Padre Island, TX. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1958 until 1994, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is South Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass (NOAA 8779749), 0.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 15 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is SPI Brazos Santiago, TX, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Padre Island (south end)
Padre Island (south end) 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 1.5 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.
About this station
- Highest water on record: 7.0 ft on Sep 20, 1967.
- Lowest on record: -2.2 ft on Dec 13, 1989.
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 (south end) from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.5 ft above it and mean sea level 0.9 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.9 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 Port Isabel, TX gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8779750, established 1958, gauge removed 1994. 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 (south end)
- South Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass: 0.1 mi, tides about 15 min later
- Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.: 35.1 mi, tides about 3 min earlier
- Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier: 104.5 mi, tides about 3 min earlier
- Packery Channel: 108.2 mi, tides about 253 min later
- Corpus Christi Naval Air Station: 113.3 mi, tides about 240 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Padre Island (south end) this month: Oct 3, Oct 4, 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 (south end) this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. 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 (south end), 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 | — 12:20–2:20 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:11–8:11 AM 6:36–8:36 PM | 11:06–1:06 AM 1:08–3:08 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:06–9:06 AM 7:31–9:31 PM | 12:15–2:15 AM 1:50–3:50 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:57–9:57 AM 8:22–10:22 PM | 1:20–3:20 AM 2:27–4:27 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:45–10:45 AM 9:10–11:10 PM | 2:22–4:22 AM 3:01–5:01 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 | 4:20–6:20 AM 4:06–6:06 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8779750. 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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