When you feel froggy, jump! Life is too short to wait for perfect conditions.
This site is pretty accurate for actual conditions. If it's 10 mph in Cameron, its probably 10 mph in Big Lake.
http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports/ports_data.shtml?stn=lc0201%20Cameron%20Fishing%20 Pier&data_type=Composite
We caught them under the lights off Pelican Point Tuesday. Live bait worked best early, but by midnight the plastic bite was on. Good luck.