Cox WC-53 Platform Tides Today
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Cox WC-53 Platform runs a mean tidal range of about 1.7 ft. This month the highest water, 2.9 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 28.
| Low tide | 1:45 PM | -0.0 ft |
| High tide | 10:44 PM | 2.7 ft |
Today on the water at Cox WC-53 Platform
Today at Cox WC-53 Platform: high tide at 10:44 PM (2.7 ft), low tide at 1:45 PM (-0.0 ft). Sunrise is at 7:26 AM and sunset at 6:30 PM.
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Cox WC-53 Platform is
Cox WC-53 Platform sits at 29.6240° N, 93.7500° W on the northern Gulf of Mexico, about 6 mi southeast of Port Arthur, TX. The station here is a NOAA reference station with its own harmonic tide predictions but no live gauge. It has been in NOAA's records since 2020. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Texas Point, Sabine Pass (NOAA 8770822), 7.1 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 13 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Texas Point, Sabine Pass, TX, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 7.1 mi away.
The tide at Cox WC-53 Platform
Cox WC-53 Platform has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains noticeably lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.6 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 2.4 ft, and 1.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.6 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Northern Gulf tides are diurnal, one high and one low most days with ranges of 1 to 2 ft, so wind and river stage move the water as much as the moon.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Cox WC-53 Platform from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.4 ft above it and mean sea level 1.3 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 1.5 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Texas Point, Sabine Pass, TX gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8770752, established 2020. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Cox WC-53 Platform
- Sabine Pass: 10.2 mi, tides about 98 min later
- Port Arthur: 19.9 mi, tides about 145 min later
- Rainbow Bridge: 25.8 mi, tides about 227 min later
- Rollover Pass: 46.5 mi, tides about 210 min later
- Round Point, Trinity Bay: 56.8 mi, tides about 177 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Cox WC-53 Platform this month: Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Cox WC-53 Platform this month: Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Cox WC-53 Platform, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌖 | 4:56–6:56 AM 5:21–7:21 PM | 10:44–12:44 AM 12:15–2:15 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 5:56–7:56 AM 6:21–8:21 PM | — 1:01–3:01 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:52–8:52 AM 7:17–9:17 PM | 11:54–1:54 AM 1:41–3:41 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:43–9:43 AM 8:08–10:08 PM | 1:02–3:02 AM 2:16–4:16 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:31–10:31 AM 8:56–10:56 PM | 2:06–4:06 AM 2:48–4:48 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:17–11:17 AM 9:42–11:42 PM | 3:08–5:08 AM 3:18–5:18 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:02–12:02 PM 10:27–12:27 AM | 4:08–6:08 AM 3:48–5:48 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8770752. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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