South Padre Island C.G. Station Tides Today
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South Padre Island C.G. Station runs a mean tidal range of about 1.2 ft. This month the highest water, 2.2 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 29, and the lowest, a -0.0 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| High tide | 12:28 AM | 2.2 ft |
| Low tide | 1:51 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at South Padre Island C.G. Station
Today at South Padre Island C.G. Station: high tide at 12:28 AM (2.2 ft), low tide at 1:51 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is mostly sunny with ESE winds 2 to 8 mph, 81°F. The water at the gauge reads 79°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 South Padre Island C.G. Station is
South Padre Island C.G. Station sits at 26.0731° N, 97.1675° W on the Texas Gulf coast, at South Padre Island, TX. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 1993. The nearest weather station is South Padre Island CGS, TX, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at South Padre Island C.G. Station
South Padre Island C.G. Station 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 0.1 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: 4.0 ft on Jun 20, 2024.
- Lowest on record: -1.0 ft on Dec 22, 2018.
- The National Weather Service counts 2.5 ft as minor flooding here, 3.5 ft as moderate and 4.5 ft as major.
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 South Padre Island C.G. Station 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 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 8779748, established 1993. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near South Padre Island C.G. Station
- Padre Island (south end): 0.7 mi, tides about 35 min earlier
- South Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass: 0.9 mi, tides about 20 min earlier
- Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.: 34.6 mi, tides about 37 min earlier
- Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier: 104.2 mi, tides about 37 min earlier
- Packery Channel: 107.9 mi, tides about 259 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at South Padre Island C.G. Station this month: Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 31. 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 South Padre Island C.G. Station this month: Oct 29. 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 South Padre Island C.G. Station, 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 8779748. 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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