Fishing in Lake Waco, Texas

Plan your trip for Lake Waco with local tide timing, solunar windows, weather conditions, and fishing strategy tools for Texas.

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Location

Lake Waco

Texas

Tide Station

8773146

NOAA reference

Buoy

42035

Marine conditions reference

Coordinates

31.552582, -97.222520

Location center point

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Tides & Solunar Times

Use this section to see timing windows, tide movement, and solunar activity for this location.

Tides For Fishing

Station: 8773146 | Location: 31.552582, -97.1681 | Date: 2026-09-28

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Weather & Marine Conditions

Wind, forecast context, and marine references help turn raw tide timing into better on-the-water decisions.

Current Weather Models For:

lat: 31.552582 lon: -97.222520 tide_station: 8773146 buoy: 42035

Gulf Seas Forecast

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
moderate to fresh winds and building seas over mostly the western
winds and seas will diminish late in the week as the front
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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NWS Point Forecast

Tonight: 73° | SSE 5 to 10 mph | Mostly Clear
Tuesday: 94° | SSE 5 to 15 mph | Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night: 75° | SSE 10 to 15 mph | Partly Cloudy
Wednesday: 95° | SSE 15 mph | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

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Fishing Plan Builder

Build a more focused plan around conditions, timing, and location-specific strategy.

1 Basics 2 Tide + Wind 3 Strategy 4 Timeline 5 Gear

Step 1 — Basics

Confirm tournament + date, then click Continue.

Tournament

If you came from the tournaments list, this auto-fills.

Date

Pre-filled from the tournament link (if provided).

Region

Used for labels (your lat/lng is what matters).

Target Species

Your link species_csv is still used for strategy.

Format

Step 2 — Tide + Wind

Pick tide + wind, then click Generate Game Plan.

Tide Direction

Tide Strength

Wind Direction

Wind Speed (mph)

Water Clarity

Step 3 — Strategy Options

Risk Appetite

Options

Tip: If you're unsure, keep Moderate wind + Stained water and adjust from there.

Step 4 — Timeline

Launch Time

Weigh-in Time

Best Window (display)

Bail-out Rule

Step 5 — Gear

Loadout

Notes

Use “Email My Game Plan” on the right when you're ready.

Preview appears after Step 2

Go to Step 2 (Tide + Wind), choose tide + wind, then click Generate Game Plan.

Primary / Secondary / Backup patterns
“Avoid Today” warning (if conditions are risky)
Gear checklist + share summary

📌 Your Game Plan

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🥈 Secondary: — SECONDARY

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🥉 Backup: — BACKUP

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Nearby Tournaments

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