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Galveston, TX — Tides & Fishing

GALVESTON, Galveston Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/22/2026, 2:52:00 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.3100, -94.7933
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Live status

HIGH
HIGH TIDE2:50 AMLOW TIDE9:02 AMRISINGFALLINGHIGH~1.7 ft MLLW

Air

69°F

Wind

4 mph E

Water

76°F

Pressure

1020 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 22, 2026 AT 2:52 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 2:52 AM · tide ~1.7 ft · falling

0.81.01.21.41.6ft MLLW2:50 AM1.7 ft9:02 AM1.2 ft2:13 PM1.5 ft8:22 PM0.9 ftNow · 2:52 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

Thursday, October 22

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waxing Gibbous · 87% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

57/65

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

  • Minor3:22 AM – 4:22 AM
  • Major9:15 AM – 11:15 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor4:01 PM – 5:01 PM
  • Major9:37 PM – 11:37 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
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

69°F

Wind

4 mph E

Water

76°F

Pressure

1020 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Galveston
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:26 AM

Sunset

6:39 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 87%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:25 AM – 6:41 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:40 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:45 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:23 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:11 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:32 PM0.8 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026Selected

7:26 AM – 6:39 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:50 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:02 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:13 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:22 PM0.9 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:38 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:55 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:11 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:32 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:10 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:57 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:29 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:37 PM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:59 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:36 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:57 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:54 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:36 PM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:49 PM1.5 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:35 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:55 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:27 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:32 PM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:45 PM1.7 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:35 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide2:49 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:06 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:30 PM2.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:34 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:52 AM-0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:35 PM2.1 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:31 AM – 6:33 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:46 PM-0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:54 PM2.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:32 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide1:48 PM-0.08 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:31 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:59 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:56 PM0.04 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:31 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:56 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:08 PM0.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:30 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:15 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:22 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:29 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:33 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:53 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:14 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:38 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:29 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:51 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:09 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:22 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:52 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:28 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:09 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:38 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:55 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:02 PM1.1 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:27 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:23 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:08 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:13 PM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:07 PM1.3 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:27 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:32 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:37 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:16 PM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:16 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:26 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide1:20 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:06 AM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:09 PM1.8 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:26 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide9:36 AM0.05 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:56 PM1.8 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:25 PMNew Moon 1%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide10:08 AM0.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:42 PM1.8 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:25 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide10:43 AM0.00 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:34 PM1.8 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:24 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:23 AM0.04 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:24 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:13 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:09 PM0.10 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:23 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:46 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:58 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:23 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:50 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:48 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:23 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:02 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:37 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:59 PM1.5 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:22 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:26 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:22 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:04 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:21 PM0.7 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 19, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:22 PMWaxing Gibbous 75%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:09 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:10 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:26 PM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:29 PM0.9 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

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

Today · 2026-10-22

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