Fishing in South Padre Island, Texas

Plan your trip for South Padre Island with local tide timing, solunar windows, weather conditions, and fishing strategy tools for Texas.

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Location

South Padre Island

Texas

Tide Station

Not set

NOAA reference

Buoy

Not set

Marine conditions reference

Coordinates

26.103689, -97.164694

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.

No tide/solunar shortcode output was found for this location yet.

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: 26.103689 lon: -97.164694 tide_station: — buoy: —

Gulf Seas Forecast

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

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NWS Point Forecast

Today: 87° | ENE 14 mph | Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight: 83° | E 9 to 14 mph | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday: 87° | ENE 8 to 14 mph | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday Night: 83° | E 10 to 14 mph | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

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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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🏆 Primary: — PRIMARY

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🥈 Secondary: — SECONDARY

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🥉 Backup: — BACKUP

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