Port Lavaca tide times

Port Lavaca, TXPort LavacaNOAA 8773259Wednesday, September 30 · CDTWed Sep 30Gauge offlineChange station
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Today at Port Lavaca the next low tide is at 4:35 PM (0.4 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 5:51 PM. Spring tides peak on Saturday, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Live gauge readings are delayed. Predicted times below are unaffected.

Predicted now
0.6 ft ↓
Falling 0.1 ft per hour
Next low
4:35 PM
In 2 h 56 min · 0.4 ft
Next high
4:30 AM
In 14 h 51 min · 1.5 ft
Tide range today
1.1 ft
Spring tides Saturday
Live gauge readings are delayed. Predicted times are unaffected.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 1:382:41 AMHigh · 1.5 ft4:35 PMLow · 0.4 ft
Tide chart for Port Lavaca, today. High 1.5 ft at 2:41 AM, low 0.4 ft at 4:35 PM.

Predicted tide height at Port Lavaca for Wednesday, September 30, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High2:41 AM1.5 ft
  • Low4:35 PM0.4 ft
Tide times for Port Lavaca
TideTimeHeight
High2:41 AM1.5 ft
Low4:35 PM0.4 ft
Sunrise
7:20 AM
First light 6:56
Sunset
7:15 PM
Last light 7:38
Moon
81%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
1.1 ft
Spring tides Sat

Best windows today

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

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

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Earlier today: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

    Today's best window (9:00 AM to 12:00 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 30H2:41a1.5L4:35p0.41.1
ThuOct 1H4:30a1.5L5:51p0.41.1 spring tide
FriOct 2H6:02a1.6L7:25p0.51.1 spring tide
SatOct 3H7:08a1.6L9:00p0.51.2 spring tide
SunOct 4H7:54a1.6L10:16p0.51.2 spring tide
MonOct 5H8:23a1.6L11:15p0.51.1 spring tide
TueOct 6H8:38a1.5

Spring tides Thursday to Monday. Lows drop to 0.4 ft, the best low-water 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 8773259.

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
28.641° N, 96.610° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8773259

About the tides at Port Lavaca

Tides at Port Lavaca are mostly diurnal: one rise and one fall a day, with a slow change between them. Water here rises and falls only about 0.8 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 1.2 ft, comes on Saturday, and the smallest, 0.5 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 1989. The nearest other station is Seadrift, 17 mi away, where high tide comes about 2 h 34 m later.

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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.