Fishing Tournaments Near Padre Island, Texas

Discover upcoming fishing tournaments near Padre Island, Texas. Find tournament dates, locations, target species, and local fishing conditions. Explore nearby fishing opportunities and plan your next tournament with weather forecasts and fishing strategy tools.

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Location

Padre Island

Texas

Tide Station

8776139

NOAA reference

Buoy

42020

Marine conditions reference

Coordinates

26.844502, -97.367759

Location center point

Tides & Solunar Times

View tide movement and solunar activity for this fishing location.

Tides For Fishing

Station: 8776139 | Location: 26.844502, -97.1681 | Date: 2026-10-16

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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: 26.844502 lon: -97.367759 tide_station: 8776139 buoy: 42020

Gulf Seas Forecast

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
from 30N93W to 26N97W. Fresh to strong N winds and building seas
rough to very rough seas are expected in the wake of the front
force. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E

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NWS Point Forecast

Tonight: 63° | N 22 to 28 mph | Partly Cloudy
Saturday: 74° | N 17 to 23 mph | Partly Sunny
Saturday Night: 64° | N 8 to 15 mph | Partly Cloudy
Sunday: 77° | N 13 to 16 mph | Partly Sunny

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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

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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

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Nearby Tournaments

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87th Texas International Fishing Tournament

Date: July 28, 2027

Location: Port Isabel / South Padre Island, TX

Species: redfish,speckled trout,flounder,tarpon,billfish,of

Type: Mixed

Texas' largest saltwater fishing tournament, with bay, tarpon and offshore divisions plus junior activities.

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2027 Ladies Kingfish Tournament

Date: August 13, 2027

Location: South Padre Island, TX

Species: kingfish,blackfin tuna,bonita,dorado,redfish,speck