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Queen Isabella Causeway (East End) Tides Today

Near South Padre Island · Cameron County, TX · NOAA 8779724

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today78°NNE 8 to 12 mph · Showers and thunderstorms likely
6:49 AM0.5 ft2:56 PM1.7 ft9:05 PM1.2 ft10:35 PM1.4 ft
  1. Low6:49AM0.5 ft
  2. High2:56PM1.7 ft
  3. Low9:05PM1.2 ft
  4. High10:35PM1.4 ft

Local Central time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The low tide at 6:49 AM lands near sunrise, and tide strength is about average.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:49 to 7:49 AMaround low tide
  • 1:56 to 3:56 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:45 to 4:45 AMmoonrise
  • Major9:10 to 11:10 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:30 to 4:30 PMmoonset
  • Major9:32 to 11:32 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Texas fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 78°Showers and thunderstorms likely 70% rainNNE 8 to 12 mph
  • TonightLow 76°Chance showers and thunderstorms 49% rainNE 8 to 12 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 78°Chance showers and thunderstorms 37% rainE 10 to 16 mph

Boating Forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado · issued Fri 2:11 AM

Today
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon.
Tonight
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of showers.
Saturday
East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good4:06 PM 1.8 ft7:21 AM 0.3 ft
SundayNov 8Good5:07 PM 1.9 ft7:54 AM 0.1 ft
MondayNov 9Good6:04 PM 1.9 ft8:29 AM 0.0 ft
TuesdayNov 10Good7:01 PM 1.8 ft9:04 AM -0.1 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair8:01 PM 1.8 ft9:41 AM 0.0 ft
ThursdayNov 12Fair9:05 PM 1.8 ft10:20 AM 0.0 ft
FridayNov 13Fair10:02 PM 1.8 ft11:00 AM 0.1 ft

About the Tides at Queen Isabella Causeway (East End)

Queen Isabella Causeway (East End) gets just one high tide and one low tide on most days, instead of the two a day many coasts see. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 1.6 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Tuesday, November 10, when the water moves about 1.9 feet. The lowest water is -0.1 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 9:04 AM, and the highest is 1.9 ft on Sunday, November 8 at 5:07 PM. A minus tide like that uncovers the most beach, flats and tide pools.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Padre Island (south end), adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8779724, Queen Isabella Causeway (east end), timed from its reference station Padre Island (south end) (8779750). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.