Galveston Pleasure Pier Tides Today
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Galveston Pleasure Pier runs a mean tidal range of about 1.7 ft. This month the highest water, 2.9 ft, comes on the evening of Oct 28, and the lowest, a -0.4 ft minus tide, on the morning of Oct 29.
| Low tide | 2:04 PM | -0.1 ft |
| High tide | 11:00 PM | 2.7 ft |
Today on the water at Galveston Pleasure Pier
Today at Galveston Pleasure Pier: high tide at 11:00 PM (2.7 ft), low tide at 2:04 PM (-0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is chance showers and thunderstorms with E winds 5 mph, 78°F. Sunrise is at 7:30 AM and sunset at 6:34 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 mph | 70°F |
| Saturday | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | E 5 mph | 78°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Galveston Pleasure Pier is
Galveston Pleasure Pier sits at 29.2853° N, 94.7894° W on the Texas Gulf coast, at Galveston, TX, in Galveston County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1957 until 2011, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Galveston, Galveston Channel (NOAA 8771450), 1.7 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 63 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Galveston Pier 21, TX, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 1.8 mi away.
The tide at Galveston Pleasure Pier
Galveston Pleasure Pier 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 2.0 ft, and 1.5 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 0.4 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: 11.3 ft on Sep 13, 2008.
- Lowest on record: -3.9 ft on Feb 28, 1984.
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 Pleasure Pier from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 2.0 ft above it and mean sea level 1.1 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.6 ft above MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by subtracting that amount. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8771510, established 1957, gauge removed 2011. 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 Galveston Pleasure Pier
- Galveston, Galveston Channel: 1.7 mi, tides about 63 min later
- Port Bolivar: 5.5 mi, tides about 94 min later
- Galveston Bay Entrance, North Jetty: 6.3 mi, tides about 27 min later
- Galveston Bay Entrance, South Jetty: 6.5 mi, tides at about the same time
- Galveston Railroad Bridge: 6.6 mi, tides about 127 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Galveston Pleasure Pier this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4, 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 Galveston Pleasure Pier this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, 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 Galveston Pleasure Pier, 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 8771510. 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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