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Rainbow Bridge, TX — Tides & Fishing

Rainbow Bridge

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/21/2026, 6:31:54 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.9800, -93.8817
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Live status

FALLING
HIGH TIDE5:50 AMLOW TIDE12:15 PMRISINGFALLINGFALLING~1.1 ft MLLW

Air

66°F

Wind

7 mph NE

Water

76°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:31 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 6:31 AM · tide ~1.1 ft · falling

0.20.40.60.81.01.2ft MLLW5:50 AM1.1 ft12:15 PM0.8 ft3:43 PM0.9 ft10:59 PM0.5 ftNow · 6:31 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

  • Minor2:20 AM – 3:20 AM
  • Major8:28 AM – 10:28 AM☀️ Prime
  • Minor3:28 PM – 4:28 PM
  • Major8:50 PM – 10:50 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 · Rainbow Bridge
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

66°F

Wind

7 mph NE

Water

76°F

Pressure

1021 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Rainbow Bridge
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:23 AM

Sunset

6:36 PM

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 79%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:21 AM – 6:37 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide9:28 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:22 AM – 6:36 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:45 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:16 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026Selected

7:23 AM – 6:36 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:50 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:15 PM0.8 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:43 PM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:59 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:23 AM – 6:35 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:46 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:07 PM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:07 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:40 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:24 AM – 6:34 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:36 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:18 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:22 PM1.0 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:25 AM – 6:33 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide12:20 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:27 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:37 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:35 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:32 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:01 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:22 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:03 PM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:43 PM1.2 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:26 AM – 6:31 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:43 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:22 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:36 PM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:49 PM1.3 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:27 AM – 6:30 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:25 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:26 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:17 PM0.05 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:00 PM1.4 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:28 AM – 6:29 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide3:07 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:31 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:08 PM0.03 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:28 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:39 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:13 PM0.04 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 30, 2026

7:29 AM – 6:28 PMWaning Gibbous 78%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:25 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:28 PM0.08 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 31, 2026

7:30 AM – 6:27 PMWaning Gibbous 69%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:47 AM1.4 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:46 PM0.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 1, 2026

6:31 AM – 5:26 PMWaning Gibbous 59%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:01 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:58 PM0.2 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 2, 2026

6:32 AM – 5:25 PMLast Quarter 48%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:06 AM1.3 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:06 PM0.3 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 3, 2026

6:33 AM – 5:25 PMWaning Crescent 38%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:05 AM1.2 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:45 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:26 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:10 PM0.4 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 4, 2026

6:33 AM – 5:24 PMWaning Crescent 28%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:03 AM1.1 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:43 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:33 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:09 PM0.5 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 5, 2026

6:34 AM – 5:23 PMWaning Crescent 19%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:01 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:05 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:09 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:03 PM0.7 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 6, 2026

6:35 AM – 5:23 PMWaning Crescent 11%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:00 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:30 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:38 PM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:55 PM0.8 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 7, 2026

6:36 AM – 5:22 PMWaning Crescent 5%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:57 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:55 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:53 PM1.1 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 8, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:22 PMWaning Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide12:46 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • High tide3:48 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:21 PM0.05 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:52 PM1.1 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 9, 2026

6:37 AM – 5:21 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide12:49 PM-0.02 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:43 PM1.1 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 10, 2026

6:38 AM – 5:21 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:22 PM-0.06 ftMLLW
  • High tide10:35 PM1.1 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 11, 2026

6:39 AM – 5:20 PMWaxing Crescent 4%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:02 PM-0.07 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:41 PM1.0 ftMLLW

THU, NOV 12, 2026

6:40 AM – 5:20 PMWaxing Crescent 9%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide2:50 PM-0.07 ftMLLW

FRI, NOV 13, 2026

6:41 AM – 5:19 PMWaxing Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:07 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:47 PM-0.05 ftMLLW

SAT, NOV 14, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:19 PMWaxing Crescent 24%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:06 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:45 PM-0.04 ftMLLW

SUN, NOV 15, 2026

6:42 AM – 5:18 PMWaxing Crescent 33%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:36 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:38 PM-0.01 ftMLLW

MON, NOV 16, 2026

6:43 AM – 5:18 PMWaxing Crescent 44%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:55 AM1.0 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:26 PM0.05 ftMLLW

TUE, NOV 17, 2026

6:44 AM – 5:18 PMFirst Quarter 54%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:07 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:12 PM0.1 ftMLLW

WED, NOV 18, 2026

6:45 AM – 5:17 PMWaxing Gibbous 65%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:11 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:29 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide1:28 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:58 PM0.3 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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