South Padre Island Tide Chart (TX)

South Padre Island (TX) tide times, Sep 9 – Sep 17

Day	Time	Tide	Height
Wed Sep 9	5:56 AM	High	1.6 ft (0.48 m)
	9:47 AM	Low	1.5 ft (0.45 m)
	12:39 PM	High	1.5 ft (0.46 m)
	9:01 PM	Low	0.3 ft (0.09 m)
Thu Sep 10	5:31 AM	High	1.4 ft (0.42 m)
	9:46 AM	Low	1.2 ft (0.38 m)
	2:30 PM	High	1.5 ft (0.45 m)
	9:55 PM	Low	0.6 ft (0.17 m)
Fri Sep 11	4:47 AM	High	1.3 ft (0.38 m)
	10:07 AM	Low	1.0 ft (0.31 m)
	4:02 PM	High	1.5 ft (0.46 m)
	10:49 PM	Low	0.8 ft (0.25 m)
Sat Sep 12	4:22 AM	High	1.2 ft (0.38 m)
	10:37 AM	Low	0.8 ft (0.24 m)
	5:27 PM	High	1.5 ft (0.46 m)
	11:49 PM	Low	1.1 ft (0.33 m)
Sun Sep 13	4:08 AM	High	1.3 ft (0.39 m)
	11:12 AM	Low	0.6 ft (0.18 m)
	6:57 PM	High	1.5 ft (0.47 m)
Mon Sep 14	12:59 AM	Low	1.3 ft (0.40 m)
	3:52 AM	High	1.3 ft (0.41 m)
	11:50 AM	Low	0.5 ft (0.14 m)
	8:54 PM	High	1.6 ft (0.49 m)
Tue Sep 15	12:30 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.11 m)
	10:55 PM	High	1.7 ft (0.51 m)
Wed Sep 16	1:14 PM	Low	0.3 ft (0.11 m)
Thu Sep 17	12:34 AM	High	1.7 ft (0.53 m)
	2:03 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.11 m)

South Padre Island shows a mixed tide rhythm this week. The tide here is gentle — the water moves about 0.7 ft between high and low on an average swing this week, so timing matters less than on big-tide coasts. A 1.4 ft swing — South Padre Island's biggest this table — runs from the 1:14 PM low on Wed Sep 16 into the next high. South Padre Island tops out at 1.7 ft (Thu Sep 17 12:34 AM) and bottoms at 0.3 ft (Wed Sep 9 9:01 PM).

Moving-water windows — South Padre Island

South Padre Island mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 0.7 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Wed Sep 9: 7:51 AM — 0.1 ft ebb · 11:13 AM — 0.1 ft flood · 4:50 PM — 1.2 ft ebb
• Thu Sep 10: 1:16 AM — 1.1 ft flood · 7:38 AM — 0.1 ft ebb · 12:08 PM — 0.2 ft flood · 6:12 PM — 0.9 ft ebb

Tide charts near South Padre Island

• Galveston tide chart~432 km
• Destin tide chart~1148 km
• Sanibel tide chart~1504 km

South Padre Island numbers: NOAA CO-OPS #8779748 (South Padre Island C.g. Station), 3.4 km off South Padre Island center; this open-water pick beat 7 closer-in candidates. With only 0.7 ft of average swing at South Padre Island, wind and pressure can move the real water line more than the tide itself does — treat these times as the schedule, not the whole story. All South Padre Island times station-local, refreshed 2026-09-09.