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Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay Tide Times

Texas · Station 8773896 · Updated Jul 20, 2026

Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay runs a mean tidal range of about 0.2 ft. This month the highest water, 0.4 ft, comes on the afternoon of Jul 13, and the lowest, a -0.1 ft minus tide, on the morning of Jul 13.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Seadrift (8773037), about 9 mi away — high and low tides here run on average about 219 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge

Next high tide 0.2 ft at 9:42 AM

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder Flood tide ≥ ft Low tide ≤ ft

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay this month: Jul 10, Jul 11, Jul 12, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16. 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 Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay this month: Jul 9, Jul 10, Jul 11, Jul 13, Jul 14, Jul 15, Jul 16. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock — prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

July 2026

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Sat

1🌕L:0.0H:0.3

2L:0.0H:0.3

3L:0.0H:0.3

4L:0.1H:0.2

5L:0.1H:0.2

6🌗L:0.1H:0.2L:0.1

7🌗H:0.2L:0.2H:0.2L:0.1

8🌗H:0.2L:0.0

9🌗H:0.3L:-0.0

10H:0.3L:-0.0

11H:0.3L:-0.1

12H:0.4

13🌑L:-0.1H:0.4

14🌑L:-0.1H:0.4

15🌑L:-0.0H:0.3

16🌑L:-0.0H:0.3

17L:0.0H:0.3

18L:0.1H:0.2H:0.2

19L:0.1H:0.2L:0.1

20H:0.2L:0.2H:0.2L:0.1

21🌓H:0.2L:0.1

22🌓H:0.2L:0.0

23🌓H:0.3L:0.0

24🌓H:0.3L:0.0

25H:0.3L:0.0

26H:0.3

27L:0.0H:0.3

28🌕L:0.0H:0.3

29🌕L:0.0H:0.3

30🌕L:0.0H:0.3

31🌕L:0.1H:0.2

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo 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 🌒	6:50–8:50 PM 7:15–9:15 AM	1:03–3:03 PM 12:00–2:00 AM	54
Tue Jul 21 🌓	7:34–9:34 PM 7:59–9:59 AM	2:00–4:00 PM 12:31–2:31 AM	41
Wed Jul 22 🌓	8:20–10:20 PM 8:45–10:45 AM	2:57–4:57 PM 1:03–3:03 AM	41
Thu Jul 23 🌓	9:07–11:07 PM 9:32–11:32 AM	3:54–5:54 PM 1:38–3:38 AM	55
Fri Jul 24 🌓	9:57–11:57 PM 10:22–12:22 PM	4:50–6:50 PM 2:17–4:17 AM	68
Sat Jul 25 🌔	10:48–12:48 AM 11:13–1:13 PM	5:44–7:44 PM 3:02–5:02 AM	79
Sun Jul 26 🌔	— —	6:34–8:34 PM 3:51–5:51 AM	88

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8773896. 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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