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Buffalo Bayou, TX — Tides & Fishing

Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:40 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.7619, -95.3443
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Live status

RISING
HIGH TIDE7:12 AMLOW TIDE12:16 AMRISINGFALLINGRISING~1.9 ft MLLW

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:34 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 6:34 AM · tide ~1.9 ft · rising

0.00.51.01.52.0ft MLLW12:16 AM0.5 ft7:12 AM1.9 ft2:10 PM1.2 ft6:32 PM1.4 ftNow · 6:34 AM12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AM
Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime
Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Wednesday, October 21

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waxing Gibbous · 79% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

43/49

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

  • Minor2:27 AM – 3:27 AM
  • Major8:34 AM – 10:34 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:34 PM – 4:34 PM
  • Major8:56 PM – 10:56 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Buffalo Bayou
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Weather

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Radar

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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:28 AM

Sunset

6:42 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:44 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:22 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:43 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide7:04 AM2.0 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:28 AM – 6:42 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:16 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:12 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:10 PM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:32 PM1.4 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:41 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:04 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:19 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:00 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:36 PM1.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:40 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:52 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:25 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:04 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:34 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:39 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:38 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:20 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:18 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:20 PM1.9 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:38 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide3:25 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:14 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:40 PM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:00 PM2.0 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:37 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide4:14 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:18 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:09 PM0.02 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:44 PM2.2 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:36 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide3:45 PM-0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:38 PM2.2 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:35 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide4:32 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:35 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:47 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:35 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:34 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:50 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:50 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:33 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:58 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:03 PM-0.09 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:32 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:39 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:16 PM0.06 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:32 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:04 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:33 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:31 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:58 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:33 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:45 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:42 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:30 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:34 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:50 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:20 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:44 PM0.8 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:30 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:36 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:04 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:47 PM1.5 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:29 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:46 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:44 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:23 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:09 PM1.6 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:28 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:48 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:47 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:41 PM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:57 PM1.7 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:28 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:49 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:33 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:56 PM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:32 PM1.8 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:27 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:16 PM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:09 PM1.9 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:27 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:43 PM0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:58 PM2.0 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:26 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide3:23 PM-0.02 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:26 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:03 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:18 PM-0.04 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:25 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:32 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:26 PM-0.05 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:25 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:22 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:28 PM-0.02 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:24 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:04 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:25 PM0.06 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:24 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:24 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:21 PM0.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:24 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:31 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:20 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:23 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:37 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:48 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:34 PM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:17 PM0.7 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

Today · 2026-10-21

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