Copano Bay tide times

Copano Bay, TXCopano BayNOAA 8774513Wednesday, September 30 · CDTWed Sep 30Live gauge · 6 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Copano Bay the next low tide is at 4:30 PM (−0.1 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 5:30 PM. Right now the gauge reads 1.1 ft above prediction, so plan for a higher tide than the table shows.

Right now
1.1 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
4:30 PM
In 2 h 06 min · −0.1 ft
Next high
7:00 AM
In 16 h 36 min · 0.4 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+1.1 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 1.1 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
−2 ft0 ftNOW 2:236:06 AMHigh · 0.4 ft4:30 PMLow · −0.1 ft
Tide chart for Copano Bay, today. High 0.4 ft at 6:06 AM, low −0.1 ft at 4:30 PM. Measured water level is 1.1 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
  • High6:06 AM0.4 ft
  • Low4:30 PM−0.1 ft
Tide times for Copano Bay
TideTimeHeight
High6:06 AM0.4 ft
Low4:30 PM−0.1 ft
Water temp
87°F
Station sensor
Wind
SSE 13 mph
Gusts to 17 mph
Sunrise
7:21 AM
First light 6:58
Sunset
7:17 PM
Last light 7:40
Moon
81%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
0.5 ft
Mean 0.4 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    5:00 to 8:00 PM

    Moving water near sunset, as the tide falls toward the 4:30 PM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    1:00 to 8:00 PM

    A minus tide, −0.1 ft at 4:30 PM. Rare ground is uncovered, go early.

  • Surfing
    Next: Tue 7:00 to 8:00 AM
    Earlier today: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

    Today's best window (10:00 AM to 1:00 PM) has passed.

  • 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

September calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 30H6:06a0.4L4:30p−0.10.5 spring tide
ThuOct 1H7:00a0.4L5:30p−0.10.5 spring tide
FriOct 2H8:12a0.4L7:06p−0.10.5 spring tide
SatOct 3H9:36a0.4L9:00p0.00.5 spring tide
SunOct 4H11:06a0.4L10:12p0.00.5 spring tide
MonOct 5H12:18p0.4L11:06p0.00.5 spring tide
TueOct 6H1:24p0.4L11:48p0.00.4

Spring tides Wednesday to Monday. 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 on October 13, and the smallest, 0.2 ft, on October 8.

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 37 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.