Port Lavaca tide times

Lavaca Causeway, TXLavaca CausewayNOAA 8773259Monday, October 12 · CDTMon Oct 12Live gauge · 6 min agoLiveChange station
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The last tide turn at Port Lavaca today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 3:25 PM. Right now the gauge reads 1.0 ft above prediction, so plan for a higher tide than the table shows. Spring tides peak tomorrow, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Right now
1.5 ft ↑
Rising 0.1 ft per hour
Next high
1:31 AM
In 8 h 55 min · 1.4 ft
Next low
3:25 PM
In 22 h 49 min · 0.3 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+1.0 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 1.0 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 4:3612:13 AMHigh · 1.4 ft2:49 PMLow · 0.4 ft
Tide chart for Port Lavaca, today. High 1.4 ft at 12:13 AM, low 0.4 ft at 2:49 PM. Measured water level is 1.0 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
  • High12:13 AM1.4 ft
  • Low2:49 PM0.4 ft
Tide times for Port Lavaca
TideTimeHeight
High12:13 AM1.4 ft
Low2:49 PM0.4 ft
Water temp
86°F
Station sensor
Wind
S 14 mph
Gusts to 16 mph
Sunrise
7:26 AM
First light 7:02
Sunset
7:01 PM
Last light 7:25
Moon
5%
Waxing crescent
Tide range
1.0 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 2:49 PM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    6:00 to 7:00 PM

    Mid tide from 6:00 to 7:00 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
TodayMon 12H12:13a1.4L2:49p0.41.0 spring tide
TueOct 13H1:31a1.4L3:25p0.31.1 spring tide
WedOct 14H2:50a1.4L4:14p0.31.0 spring tide
ThuOct 15H4:13a1.4L5:19p0.41.0 spring tide
FriOct 16H5:28a1.4L6:40p0.41.0 spring tide
SatOct 17H6:24a1.3L8:00p0.41.0 spring tide
SunOct 18H7:02a1.3L9:07p0.41.0 spring tide

Spring tides Monday to Sunday. Lows drop to 0.3 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 Lavaca Causeway 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, 1.1 ft, comes tomorrow, and the smallest, 0.3 ft, on October 22. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 1.6 ft on October 3 and bottom out at −1.0 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 1989. The nearest other station is Seadrift, 17 mi away, where high tide comes about 5 h 49 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.