Galveston, Galveston Channel Tides Today
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Galveston, Galveston Channel runs a mean tidal range of about 1.1 ft. This month the highest water, 2.1 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 27, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Oct 29.
| High tide | 1:59 AM | 2.0 ft |
| Low tide | 2:56 PM | 0.0 ft |
Today on the water at Galveston, Galveston Channel
Today at Galveston, Galveston Channel: high tide at 1:59 AM (2.0 ft), low tide at 2:56 PM (0.0 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 5 to 10 mph, 78°F. The water at the gauge reads 76°F. Sunrise is at 7:30 AM and sunset at 6:34 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 10 mph | 71°F |
| Saturday | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 to 10 mph | 78°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Galveston, Galveston Channel is
Galveston, Galveston Channel sits at 29.3100° N, 94.7933° W on the Texas Gulf coast, at Galveston, TX. The station here is a NOAA gauge reporting live water levels. It has been in NOAA's records since 1904. The nearest weather station is Galveston Pier 21, TX, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, right at this station.
The tide at Galveston, Galveston Channel
Galveston, Galveston Channel has a mixed tide: two highs and two lows a day, but of unequal size, so one low each day drains a little lower than the other. This month's predictions average 1.4 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 1.4 ft, and 1.0 ft between the average high and the average low, a small tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.1 ft and the lower low sits 0.3 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Texas tides are diurnal, usually one high and one low a day with a range near 1 to 2 ft, and a steady wind can hold the predicted tide off by a foot.
About this station
- Highest water on record: 13.5 ft on Sep 8, 1900.
- Lowest on record: -6.3 ft on Jan 11, 1908.
- The National Weather Service counts 4.0 ft as minor flooding here, 4.5 ft as moderate and 5.0 ft as major.
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 Galveston, Galveston Channel from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 1.4 ft above it and mean sea level 0.8 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.3 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8771450, established 1904. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them. The observed line is the gauge's own six-minute water level feed.
Tide stations near Galveston, Galveston Channel
- Galveston Pleasure Pier: 1.7 mi, tides about 63 min earlier
- Port Bolivar: 3.9 mi, tides about 34 min later
- Galveston Bay Entrance, North Jetty: 5.3 mi, tides about 37 min earlier
- Galveston Bay Entrance, South Jetty: 6.1 mi, tides about 61 min earlier
- Galveston Railroad Bridge: 6.3 mi, tides about 75 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Galveston, Galveston Channel this month: Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29. 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 Galveston, Galveston Channel this month: Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30. 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 Galveston, Galveston Channel, 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 🌖 | 5:01–7:01 AM 5:26–7:26 PM | 10:49–12:49 AM 12:18–2:18 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:01–8:01 AM 6:26–8:26 PM | — 1:05–3:05 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 6:56–8:56 AM 7:21–9:21 PM | 11:59–1:59 AM 1:45–3:45 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:48–9:48 AM 8:13–10:13 PM | 1:06–3:06 AM 2:20–4:20 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:35–10:35 AM 9:00–11:00 PM | 2:11–4:11 AM 2:52–4:52 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:21–11:21 AM 9:46–11:46 PM | 3:12–5:12 AM 3:23–5:23 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:06–12:06 PM 10:31–12:31 AM | 4:12–6:12 AM 3:53–5:53 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8771450. 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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