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Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, TX — Tides & Fishing

Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:34:53 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

28.4269, -96.3301
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Live status

FALLING
HIGH TIDE5:03 AMLOW TIDE6:53 PMRISINGFALLINGFALLING~1.6 ft MLLW

Air

73°F

Wind

16 mph NE

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

0.60.81.01.21.41.6ft MLLW5:03 AM1.6 ft6:53 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

  • Minor2:32 AM – 3:32 AM
  • Major8:38 AM – 10:38 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:37 PM – 4:37 PM
  • Major9:00 PM – 11:00 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 · Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

73°F

Wind

16 mph NE

Water

76°F

Pressure

1020 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:31 AM

Sunset

6:47 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:49 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:48 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:40 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:48 PM0.8 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:31 AM – 6:47 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:03 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:53 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:46 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:08 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:40 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:34 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:45 PM1.0 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:32 AM – 6:45 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:34 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:17 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide2:53 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:34 PM1.2 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:33 AM – 6:44 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide12:51 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:23 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:40 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:26 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:43 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide12:59 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:49 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:28 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:27 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:34 AM – 6:43 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • High tide1:14 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:23 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:06 PM1.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:35 AM – 6:42 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide10:04 AM0.08 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:38 PM1.9 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:41 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:51 AM-0.02 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:47 PM2.0 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:36 AM – 6:40 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide11:43 AM-0.02 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:37 AM – 6:40 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:48 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:40 PM0.05 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:38 AM – 6:39 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:42 AM2.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:43 PM0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:38 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:27 AM1.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:52 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:37 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:01 AM1.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:11 PM0.5 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:37 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:24 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:36 PM0.7 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:36 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:25 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:41 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:38 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:48 PM0.9 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:36 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:37 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:59 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide12:57 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:45 PM1.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:02 PM1.3 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:35 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide7:21 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:54 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:36 PM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:06 PM1.4 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:34 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide7:43 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:50 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:27 PM1.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:24 PM1.5 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:34 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:05 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:17 PM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:26 PM1.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:42 PM1.6 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:33 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:28 AM0.08 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:35 PM1.6 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:33 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide8:55 AM0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:42 PM1.6 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:46 AM – 5:32 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide9:28 AM0.04 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:40 PM1.7 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:47 AM – 5:32 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:07 AM0.08 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:33 PM1.7 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:48 AM – 5:32 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide10:53 AM0.1 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:31 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:22 AM1.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:42 AM0.2 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:49 AM – 5:31 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:05 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:34 PM0.3 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:50 AM – 5:31 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:43 AM1.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:27 PM0.4 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:51 AM – 5:30 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:11 AM1.5 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:21 PM0.5 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:52 AM – 5:30 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:18 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:24 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:59 PM1.1 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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