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Galveston Bay Entrance, TX — Tides & Fishing

Galveston Bay Entrance, South Jetty

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:59 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.3267, -94.6933
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Live status

FALLING
HIGH TIDE1:43 AMLOW TIDE8:27 AMRISINGFALLINGFALLING~1.6 ft MLLW

Air

77°F

Wind

12 mph E

Water

76°F

Pressure

1020 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:34 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 6:34 AM · tide ~1.6 ft · falling

0.51.01.52.02.5ft MLLW1:43 AM2.3 ft8:27 AM1.4 ft12:47 PM1.7 ft6:57 PM0.9 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

  • Minor2:24 AM – 3:24 AM
  • Major8:32 AM – 10:32 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:31 PM – 4:31 PM
  • Major8:53 PM – 10:53 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 · Galveston Bay Entrance
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

77°F

Wind

12 mph E

Water

76°F

Pressure

1020 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Galveston Bay Entrance
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:25 AM

Sunset

6:39 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:24 AM – 6:41 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:25 AM – 6:40 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:27 AM2.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:47 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:12 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:55 PM0.8 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:25 AM – 6:39 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:43 AM2.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:27 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:47 PM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:57 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:39 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:55 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:27 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:51 PM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:52 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:38 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:07 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:22 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:47 PM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:43 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:19 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:31 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:40 PM2.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:31 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:36 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:29 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:54 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:32 PM2.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:20 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:35 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:40 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:25 AM-0.00 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:24 PM2.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:13 PM1.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:34 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:51 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:02 AM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:18 PM2.9 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:33 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:53 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:54 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:44 AM-0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:18 PM2.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:33 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:33 AM-0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:30 PM2.8 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:32 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:31 PM-0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:56 PM2.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:31 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:42 PM0.01 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:15 PM2.7 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:33 AM – 5:30 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide2:05 PM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:09 PM2.6 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:30 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:39 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:46 PM2.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:29 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide6:19 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:37 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:12 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:28 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:13 AM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:36 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:08 PM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:31 PM1.0 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:28 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:33 AM2.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:58 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:20 PM2.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:38 PM1.2 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:27 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:49 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:20 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:23 PM2.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:37 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:26 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:00 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:40 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:17 PM2.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:31 PM1.6 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:26 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide1:01 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:02 AM0.10 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:04 PM2.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:25 PM1.7 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:25 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide12:53 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:27 AM-0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:47 PM2.7 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:25 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:55 AM-0.09 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:29 PM2.7 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:24 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide9:27 AM-0.07 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:13 PM2.6 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:24 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:02 AM0.00 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:05 PM2.5 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:23 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:42 AM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:10 PM2.4 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:23 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:28 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:24 PM2.3 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:23 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:23 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:17 PM2.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:22 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:27 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:46 PM2.2 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:22 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide2:35 PM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:04 PM2.1 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:22 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide6:26 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:37 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:47 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:18 PM2.0 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

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

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