Nueces Bay Tides Today
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Nueces Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 0.5 ft. This month the highest water, 1.3 ft, comes on the morning of Oct 29, and the lowest, 0.4 ft, on the afternoon of Oct 27.
| High tide | 6:39 AM | 1.3 ft |
| Low tide | 8:26 PM | 0.4 ft |
Today on the water at Nueces Bay
Today at Nueces Bay: high tide at 6:39 AM (1.3 ft), low tide at 8:26 PM (0.4 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is patchy fog then mostly sunny with NE winds 7 mph, 81°F. Sunrise is at 7:39 AM and sunset at 6:47 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | NE 5 mph | 72°F |
| Saturday | Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny | NE 7 mph | 81°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Nueces Bay is
Nueces Bay sits at 27.8328° N, 97.4859° W on the Texas Gulf coast, at Corpus Christi, TX. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 2010 until 2024, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Viola Turning Basin (NOAA 8775222), 2.3 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 62 min later than there. The nearest weather station is Viola Turning Basin, TX, a shore station reporting wind and, at most sites, water temperature, 2.2 mi away.
The tide at Nueces Bay
Nueces Bay has a diurnal tide: usually one high and one low a day, with the daily rhythm shifting about 50 minutes later each day and fading near the moon's equatorial crossing. This month's predictions average 1.1 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 0.7 ft, a small tide. 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: 4.5 ft on Jun 21, 2024.
- Lowest on record: -1.1 ft on Feb 5, 2024.
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 Nueces Bay from the 2002-2006 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 0.7 ft above it and mean sea level 0.4 ft. The land survey datum NAVD88, the zero on topographic maps and flood maps, is 0.6 ft below MLLW here, so a water level on this page converts to NAVD88 by adding that amount. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Rockport, TX gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8775244, established 2010, gauge removed 2024. 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 Nueces Bay
- White Point: 1.9 mi, tides about 26 min later
- Corpus Christi Naval Air Station: 15.4 mi, tides about 56 min earlier
- Enbridge, Ingleside: 17.0 mi, tides about 96 min earlier
- Packery Channel: 20.5 mi, tides about 12 min earlier
- Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier: 24.0 mi, tides about 245 min earlier
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Nueces Bay this month: Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Nueces Bay, 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 🌖 | 5:12–7:12 AM 5:37–7:37 PM | — 12:26–2:26 PM | 55 |
| Sun Nov 1 🌗 | 6:12–8:12 AM 6:37–8:37 PM | 11:04–1:04 AM 1:13–3:13 PM | 42 |
| Mon Nov 2 🌗 | 7:07–9:07 AM 7:32–9:32 PM | 12:13–2:13 AM 1:54–3:54 PM | 33 |
| Tue Nov 3 🌗 | 7:59–9:59 AM 8:24–10:24 PM | 1:19–3:19 AM 2:30–4:30 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 8:47–10:47 AM 9:12–11:12 PM | 2:23–4:23 AM 3:03–5:03 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 9:32–11:32 AM 9:57–11:57 PM | 3:23–5:23 AM 3:34–5:34 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 10:17–12:17 PM 10:42–12:42 AM | 4:22–6:22 AM 4:05–6:05 PM | 83 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8775244. 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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