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Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre tide chart

Texas · near Laguna Vista (11 mi) · NOAA station 8779280 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM1:55 PM · 0.4 ft0.9 ft
  • Low 1:55 PM 0.4 ft

Sunrise 7:27 AM · Sunset 7:06 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre
77Excellent

Best times

7:00 PM–8:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Redfish In seasonMarsh drains on the falling tide
    • Speckled trout In seasonMoving water at dawn, under birds
    • Southern flounder In seasonFall run out of the bays on outgoing tides
    • Spanish mackerel In seasonClear green water off beaches and piers

    General seasonal guide for Gulf Coast. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre

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    Marine forecast: Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 1:55 PM 0.4 ft7:27 AM / 7:06 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 1:22 AM 0.9 ftL 2:38 PM 0.3 ft7:27 AM / 7:05 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 2:45 AM 1.0 ftL 3:27 PM 0.3 ft7:28 AM / 7:04 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 3:57 AM 1.0 ftL 4:23 PM 0.3 ft7:28 AM / 7:03 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 4:59 AM 1.0 ftL 5:27 PM 0.4 ft7:29 AM / 7:02 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 5:49 AM 1.0 ftL 6:38 PM 0.4 ft7:29 AM / 7:01 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 6:26 AM 1.0 ftL 7:48 PM 0.4 ft7:30 AM / 7:00 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Tidal currents near Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre

    From NOAA's current predictions for ICW Laguna Madre, 2.25 nm S of Arroyo Colorado Cut at 3 ft depth, 4.8 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NNW (347°) and the ebb toward the SSE (164°). The strongest current this week is 0.4 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 10:07 AMEbb 3:26 PM 0.4 knSlack 7:25 PM
    Mon Oct 12Flood 12:04 AM 0.4 knSlack 10:15 AMEbb 4:12 PM 0.4 knSlack 8:17 PM
    Tue Oct 13Flood 12:42 AM 0.4 knSlack 10:47 AMEbb 5:10 PM 0.4 knSlack 9:05 PM
    Wed Oct 14Flood 1:16 AM 0.4 knSlack 11:35 AMEbb 6:05 PM 0.3 knSlack 9:57 PM
    Thu Oct 15Flood 2:05 AM 0.3 knSlack 12:30 PMEbb 6:52 PM 0.3 knSlack 10:57 PM
    Fri Oct 16Flood 4:50 AM 0.3 knSlack 1:20 PMEbb 7:36 PM 0.2 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 12:02 AMFlood 8:50 AM 0.3 knSlack 2:04 PMEbb 8:23 PM 0.2 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1177 · Excellent7:00 PM–8:00 PM12:44 AM–2:44 AM, 1:06 PM–3:06 PM7:58 AM–8:58 AM, 7:10 PM–8:10 PM
    Mon Oct 1265 · Good7:00 PM–9:00 PM, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM1:29 AM–3:29 AM, 1:53 PM–3:53 PM8:55 AM–9:55 AM, 7:46 PM–8:46 PM
    Tue Oct 1351 · Fair7:00 PM–10:00 PM, 10:00 AM–11:00 AM2:17 AM–4:17 AM, 2:41 PM–4:41 PM9:53 AM–10:53 AM, 8:27 PM–9:27 PM
    Wed Oct 1439 · Fair11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 9:00 PM–10:00 PM3:06 AM–5:06 AM, 3:31 PM–5:31 PM10:49 AM–11:49 AM, 9:12 PM–10:12 PM
    Thu Oct 1529 · Slow3:56 AM–5:56 AM, 4:22 PM–6:22 PM11:42 AM–12:42 PM, 10:01 PM–11:01 PM
    Fri Oct 1631 · Slow6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:47 AM–6:47 AM, 5:13 PM–7:13 PM12:33 PM–1:33 PM, 10:54 PM–11:54 PM
    Sat Oct 1736 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:38 AM–7:38 AM, 6:02 PM–8:02 PM1:18 PM–2:18 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.3 ft at 3:27 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    2. 0.3 ft at 2:38 PM on Monday, October 12
    3. 0.3 ft at 4:23 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    4. 0.4 ft at 5:27 PM on Thursday, October 15
    5. 0.4 ft at 1:55 PM on Sunday, October 11
    6. 0.4 ft at 6:38 PM on Friday, October 16

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 1:55 PM 0.4 ft7:27 AM / 7:06 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 1:22 AM 0.9 ftL 2:38 PM 0.3 ft7:27 AM / 7:05 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 2:45 AM 1.0 ftL 3:27 PM 0.3 ft7:28 AM / 7:04 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 3:57 AM 1.0 ftL 4:23 PM 0.3 ft7:28 AM / 7:03 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 4:59 AM 1.0 ftL 5:27 PM 0.4 ft7:29 AM / 7:02 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 5:49 AM 1.0 ftL 6:38 PM 0.4 ft7:29 AM / 7:01 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 6:26 AM 1.0 ftL 7:48 PM 0.4 ft7:30 AM / 7:00 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 6:44 AM 1.0 ftL 8:47 PM 0.4 ft7:30 AM / 6:59 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 6:35 AM 0.9 ftL 9:32 PM 0.5 ft7:31 AM / 6:58 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 6:17 AM 0.9 ftL 10:08 PM 0.5 ft7:31 AM / 6:57 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 6:02 AM 0.8 ftL 10:39 PM 0.6 ft7:32 AM / 6:57 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 5:36 AM 0.8 ftL 11:36 AM 0.7 ftH 4:46 PM 0.7 ftL 11:14 PM 0.7 ft7:33 AM / 6:56 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 4:50 AM 0.8 ftL 11:48 AM 0.6 ftH 7:38 PM 0.8 ft7:33 AM / 6:55 PM
    Sat Oct 24L 12:01 AM 0.8 ftH 3:58 AM 0.8 ftL 12:17 PM 0.4 ftH 11:13 PM 0.9 ft7:34 AM / 6:54 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 12:58 PM 0.3 ft7:34 AM / 6:53 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 12:29 AM 1.0 ftL 1:47 PM 0.3 ft7:35 AM / 6:52 PM
    Tue Oct 27H 1:27 AM 1.0 ftL 2:44 PM 0.2 ft7:36 AM / 6:52 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 2:27 AM 1.1 ftL 3:48 PM 0.2 ft7:36 AM / 6:51 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 3:30 AM 1.1 ftL 4:58 PM 0.2 ft7:37 AM / 6:50 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 4:30 AM 1.1 ftL 6:12 PM 0.2 ft7:37 AM / 6:49 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 5:22 AM 1.1 ftL 7:25 PM 0.3 ft7:38 AM / 6:49 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 5:00 AM 1.0 ftL 7:34 PM 0.3 ft6:39 AM / 5:48 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 5:24 AM 0.9 ftL 8:35 PM 0.4 ft6:39 AM / 5:47 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 5:25 AM 0.8 ftL 9:29 PM 0.5 ft6:40 AM / 5:47 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 4:42 AM 0.8 ftL 10:40 AM 0.6 ftH 3:52 PM 0.7 ftL 10:20 PM 0.6 ft6:41 AM / 5:46 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 3:27 AM 0.7 ftL 10:42 AM 0.5 ftH 6:34 PM 0.8 ftL 11:18 PM 0.7 ft6:41 AM / 5:45 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 2:32 AM 0.7 ftL 11:00 AM 0.4 ftH 9:34 PM 0.8 ft6:42 AM / 5:45 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 11:28 AM 0.3 ftH 11:08 PM 0.9 ft6:43 AM / 5:44 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 12:05 PM 0.2 ft6:43 AM / 5:44 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 12:04 AM 0.9 ftL 12:50 PM 0.2 ft6:44 AM / 5:43 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 12:52 AM 1.0 ftL 1:41 PM 0.2 ft6:45 AM / 5:43 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre

    Fishing piers and docks

    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Pinfish, Spot Croaker, Flathead Grey Mullet. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 1497 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 1302 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 1096 records
    • Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 987 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 978 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 782 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 688 records
    • Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 682 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 652 records
    • Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 591 records
    • Ladyfish Elops saurusSalt water · 523 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 518 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 450 records
    • Silver Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteusSalt water · 402 records
    • Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 395 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 389 records
    • Tidewater Silverside Menidia peninsulaeSalt water · 339 records
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 295 records
    • Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfiiSalt water · 277 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 267 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 251 records
    • White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 215 records
    • Atlantic Stingray Hypanus sabinusSalt water · 199 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 156 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 148 records
    • Rough Silverside Membras martinicaSalt water · 135 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 133 records
    • Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 133 records
    • Gulf Flounder Paralichthys albiguttaSalt water · 113 records
    • Flagfin Mojarra Eucinostomus melanopterusSalt water · 110 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 93 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 80 records
    • Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 75 records
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 70 records
    • Common Snook Centropomus undecimalisSalt water · 64 records
    • Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 61 records
    • Grey Snapper Lutjanus griseusSalt water · 57 records
    • Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinusSalt water · 53 records
    • Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemusSalt water · 45 records
    • Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 43 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre

    Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.5 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Thursday, October 29, when the day's range reaches 0.9 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (0.8 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Wednesday, November 4, with only 0.2 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is 0.2 ft at 3:48 PM on Wednesday, October 28.

    The highest predicted tide is 1.1 ft at 3:30 AM on Thursday, October 29. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.

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