South Padre Island Tide Chart (TX)

South Padre Island (TX) tide times, Sep 14 – Sep 22

Day	Time	Tide	Height
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)
Fri Sep 18	1:58 AM	High	1.8 ft (0.55 m)
	3:00 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.12 m)
Sat Sep 19	3:02 AM	High	1.8 ft (0.56 m)
	4:06 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.13 m)
Sun Sep 20	3:50 AM	High	1.8 ft (0.56 m)
	5:16 PM	Low	0.4 ft (0.14 m)
Mon Sep 21	4:26 AM	High	1.8 ft (0.55 m)
	6:20 PM	Low	0.5 ft (0.15 m)
Tue Sep 22	4:47 AM	High	1.8 ft (0.53 m)
	7:14 PM	Low	0.5 ft (0.16 m)

South Padre Island is diurnal — about one high (1.3 ft today) and one low per day. The tide here is gentle — the water moves about 1.2 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 3:00 PM low on Fri Sep 18 into the next high. South Padre Island tops out at 1.8 ft (Sun Sep 20 3:50 AM) and bottoms at 0.3 ft (Wed Sep 16 1:14 PM).

Moving-water windows — South Padre Island

South Padre Island mid-swing times below mark predicted peak flow on its 1.2 ft average cycle (why moving water matters):

• Mon Sep 14: 2:25 AM — 0.1 ft flood · 7:51 AM — 0.9 ft ebb · 4:22 PM — 1.2 ft flood
• Tue Sep 15: 4:42 AM — 1.2 ft ebb · 5:42 PM — 1.3 ft flood

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 1.2 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 2026-09-14.