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Texas · Sabine Lake

Mahi-mahi should be the day — flood the Neches and Sabine marsh, then the drains at Texas Point. Heat is the clock — first light or last light.

Brackish border estuary. Sabine and Neches river water, pass current at Texas Point, marsh drains after a blow.

  • ⚠ Extreme water temperature. Fish stress quickly — keep them wet, or don't boat them.
6.3OF 10

Today

high confidence

Morning line

Sabine 6.3 this morning. 14 mph SSW. Partly Cloudy. YOLO day is Wednesday, August 26. Scores are 1–10, not a bite.

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incoming · 1.41 ftNOAA hourly · ft MLLW

Wind

NOAA

NESW14MPH

From SSW · gust 18

Sky

3% rain

Clouds

Partly Cloudy

A 20% shower chance is not a cancel. A soaker is.

Moon

91% lit

Waxing gibbous

mid range · 91%

Water

NOAA 8770822

Water

92.7°

48°92°

Today’s range 1.9 ft

incoming

1.41 ft MLLW

River

USGS 08030500

750 cfs

Sabine Rv nr Ruliff, TX

Discharge into this bay. High water stains the flat.

Wind vs table

Observed − predicted

-0.08 ft

Observed minus predicted. On this coast the wind often is the tide.

Clock

NOAA 8770822

  • HighTue 4:29 AM · 2.09
  • LowTue 9:29 AM · 1.77
  • HighTue 12:45 PM · 1.87
  • LowTue 8:27 PM · 0.20
  • HighWed 4:36 AM · 2.07

Monthly YOLO day

Wednesday, August 26 · 10.0

Best remaining dry day this month with a real wind forecast — and it is a copper day. waxing gibbous · spring · tide range ~1.8 ft · wind to 10 mph · 5% chance of rain

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Next two weeks

Pulling the 14-day strip…

Where

No marks match this method on this water.

When

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Tue 1:00 AM → Tue 6:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Tue 6:00 AM → Tue 11:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

  • Incoming water

    7.1

    Tue 11:00 AM → Tue 2:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Outgoing water

    9.4

    Tue 2:00 PM → Tue 10:00 PM

    Water is moving, but the clock is against you — heat or dark.

  • Incoming water

    9.4

    Tue 10:00 PM → Wed 6:00 AM

    Moving water in the right part of the day.

Launch and beach access

Cited to TPWD, Texas GLO beach-access plans, and NPS. 2WD/4WD is the county plan, not a guess.

  • Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site

    TPWD / THC historic site — public ramp

    Texas Point / Sabine Pass. Ramp and jetty water. NOAA 8770822 is the clock.

    Official source

  • Walter Umphrey State Park / Pleasure Island

    TPWD-listed launch · Port Arthur

    Sabine Lake side. Marsh drains and lake edges from here.

    Official source

  • Cameron / Calcasieu Point

    Cameron Parish / LDWF

    SW Louisiana beach. Parish rules shift. Calcasieu Pass is the next throat east.

    Official source

Legal water

No-take and closed water cited to the agency that owns it. Only the Keys box is FKNMS.

No FKNMS polygon in this box. Mainland Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, and the Bahamas are not Keys sanctuary closures.

Why — and who

  • — Tide is incoming from NOAA.
  • — Observed water is close to the astronomical prediction — the table is telling the truth today.
  • — Water 92.7°F. Heat is the locator: early, late, deeper.
  • — Partly Cloudy. Sky is workable.
  • — Wind 14 mph SSW. Troll and jig are on.
  • — Waxing gibbous moon — mid tide range. Marsh and passes usually want the extra current of a spring.

Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

7.0

Thermal window

92.7°

66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Florida: typically 10/person, 60/vessel, 20 in fork. Texas: 3/day in federal waters under HMS/coastal rules — verify NOAA HMS and TPWD. Mexico: verify CONAPESCA. Bahamas: check current bag.

Tuna (blackfin / yellowfin)

Thunnus atlanticus / Thunnus albacares

7.0

Thermal window

92.7°

66°92°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS rules. Yellowfin typically 27 in curved fork. Blackfin often more liberal — verify NOAA HMS and FWC/TPWD the morning you leave the inlet.

Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans

7.0

Thermal window

92.7°

68°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS. Canyon water. Treat as catch-and-release. Verify NOAA HMS.

White marlin

Kajikia albida

7.0

Thermal window

92.7°

66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. In peak season for this water. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS. Canyon water. Treat as catch-and-release.

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

5.2

Thermal window

92.7°

60°84°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Present, not peak. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Federal HMS. Canyon water. Verify NOAA HMS. Not a jetty.

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

3.4

Thermal window

92.7°

66°90°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Florida: catch-and-release for Atlantic sail except a rare harvest tag. Federal HMS permit in federal waters. Texas/Bahamas: treat as C&R.

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

3.4

Thermal window

92.7°

66°88°

Bluewater. Weedlines, humps, and the edge — this is the method. Off-season here. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Texas: verify TPWD and NOAA. Way offshore, not the jetty.

Jack crevalle

Caranx hippos

5.8

Thermal window

92.7°

64°94°

Bycatch and beach noise — not the reason you came. In peak season for this water. Water 93°F is the hot edge for this fish. This tide stage (incoming) matches how they hunt.

Generally unregulated. Still, do not leave a pile.

Regs citedTPWD Outdoor Annual · Sep 1, 2025–Aug 31, 2026 · rolls in 8 days. Texas bag and season roll every September 1. The stamp is the book we cited, not a license.