Copano Bay tide times

Copano Bay State Fishing Pier, TXCopano Bay State Fishing PierNOAA 8774513Tuesday, October 13 · CDTTue Oct 13Live gauge · 7 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Copano Bay the next low tide is at 4:06 PM (−0.1 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 4:48 PM. Right now the gauge reads 1.4 ft above prediction, so plan for a higher tide than the table shows. Spring tides peak today, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Right now
1.5 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
4:06 PM
In 4 h 35 min · −0.1 ft
Next high
5:00 AM
In 17 h 29 min · 0.4 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+1.4 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 1.4 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
−2 ft0 ft2 ftNOW 11:302:24 AMHigh · 0.4 ft4:06 PMLow · −0.1 ft
Tide chart for Copano Bay, today. High 0.4 ft at 2:24 AM, low −0.1 ft at 4:06 PM. Measured water level is 1.4 ft above the prediction.

Blue shows the NOAA prediction and amber shows the measured water level so far today. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High2:24 AM0.4 ft
  • Low4:06 PM−0.1 ft
Tide times for Copano Bay
TideTimeHeight
High2:24 AM0.4 ft
Low4:06 PM−0.1 ft
Water temp
84°F
Station sensor
Wind
SSE 14 mph
Gusts to 17 mph
Sunrise
7:28 AM
First light 7:04
Sunset
7:02 PM
Last light 7:26
Moon
10%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
0.5 ft
Spring tides Tue

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:00 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 4:06 PM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    12:00 to 7:00 PM

    A minus tide, −0.1 ft at 4:06 PM. Rare ground is uncovered, go early.

  • Surfing
    9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Mid tide from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We don't track swell, so check a surf forecast too.

  • Shallow boat launch
    Avoid 12:00 to 12:00 AM

    Water drops under 1.5 ft from 12:00 to 12:00 AM. Plan to be back on the trailer before then.

Plan the week

Moving water around the turn often fishes best. Local species and bait matter more than any chart.

Next 7 days

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 13H2:24a0.4L4:06p−0.10.5 spring tide
WedOct 14H5:00a0.4L4:48p0.00.5 spring tide
ThuOct 15H6:18a0.4L5:48p0.00.4
FriOct 16H7:24a0.4L7:12p0.00.4
SatOct 17H8:24a0.4L8:36p0.00.4
SunOct 18H9:24a0.4L9:18p0.00.4
MonOct 19H9:54a0.4L9:42p0.00.3

Spring tides Tuesday to Wednesday. Lows drop to −0.1 ft, the best shelling days this week. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8774513.

Nearby stations

Currents

No current prediction station nearby.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
28.118° N, 97.022° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8774513

About the tides at Copano Bay

Copano Bay usually gets one high and one low tide a day, known as a diurnal tide. Water here rises and falls only about 0.4 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. That is smaller than most Texas stations on this site. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 0.5 ft, comes today, and the smallest, 0.1 ft, on October 23. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 0.5 ft on December 25 and bottom out at −0.1 ft on January 21.

A live NOAA gauge measures the water here, and predictions are calculated from this station's own records. It also reports water temperature, wind and air pressure. It was established in 2004. The nearest other station is Rockport, 7 mi away, where high tide comes about 23 min earlier.

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Tide predictions and water levels from NOAA CO-OPS. For planning only, not for navigation. Real water levels can differ because of wind, air pressure and river flow. Always check conditions on site.