Padre Island tide times

Padre Island, TXPadre IslandNOAA 8778485Tuesday, October 20 · CDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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The last tide turn at Padre Island today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 8:50 AM.

Predicted now
0.9 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next high
1:42 AM
In 7 h 23 min · 1.8 ft
Next low
8:50 AM
In 14 h 31 min · 1.4 ft
Tide range today
1.1 ft
Neap tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 6:191:40 AMHigh · 1.9 ft4:51 PMLow · 0.8 ft
Tide chart for Padre Island, today. High 1.9 ft at 1:40 AM, low 0.8 ft at 4:51 PM.

Predicted tide height at Padre Island for Tuesday, October 20, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High1:40 AM1.9 ft
  • Low4:51 PM0.8 ft
Tide times for Padre Island
TideTimeHeight
High1:40 AM1.9 ft
Low4:51 PM0.8 ft
Sunrise
7:32 AM
First light 7:08
Sunset
6:57 PM
Last light 7:21
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
1.1 ft
Mean 1.2 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:30 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 4:51 PM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Monday at 8:00 AM.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 9:00 to 11:00 AM
    Earlier today: 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 AM to 1:00 PM) has passed.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 8:00 AM.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20H1:40a1.9L4:51p0.81.1
WedOct 21H1:42a1.8L8:50a1.4H10:53a1.4L6:09p1.00.8
ThuOct 22H1:28a1.7L8:13a1.2H12:59p1.5L7:36p1.10.6
FriOct 23H1:11a1.6L8:06a1.0H2:36p1.7L8:43p1.30.7
SatOct 24H1:10a1.6L8:16a0.7H3:39p1.9L9:50p1.41.2
SunOct 25H1:15a1.6L8:37a0.5H4:36p2.11.6
MonOct 26L9:05a0.2H5:35p2.22.0

King tides Oct 26 to Nov 1. The year's highest tides at this station, from our scan of NOAA predictions. About king tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8778485.

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Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
None
Coordinates
26.564° N, 97.276° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8778485

About the tides at Padre Island

Padre Island usually gets one high and one low tide a day, known as a diurnal tide. Water here rises and falls only about 1.2 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. From the average lower low to the average higher high, the difference is 1.4 ft. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 2.4 ft, comes on October 28, and the smallest, 0.6 ft, on Thursday. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 2.3 ft on October 28 and bottom out at −1.1 ft on January 21.

Predictions for Padre Island come from this station's own tide records. There is no live sensor, so the table shows forecast only. NOAA measured the tide here from 2019 to 2020 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Realitos Pennisula, 21 mi away, where high tide comes about 4 h 8 m later.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.