Rainbow Bridge tide times

Rainbow Bridge, TXRainbow BridgeNOAA 8770520Tuesday, October 20 · CDTTue Oct 20Live gauge · 12 min agoLiveChange station
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Today at Rainbow Bridge the next low tide is at 10:16 PM (0.4 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 12:15 PM. Right now the gauge reads 0.9 ft above prediction, so plan for a higher tide than the table shows.

Right now
1.6 ft ↓
Falling 0.1 ft per hour
Next low
10:16 PM
In 3 h 58 min · 0.4 ft
Next high
5:50 AM
In 11 h 32 min · 1.1 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+0.9 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 0.9 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 6:175:45 AMHigh · 1.2 ft10:16 PMLow · 0.4 ft
Tide chart for Rainbow Bridge, today. High 1.2 ft at 5:45 AM, low 0.4 ft at 10:16 PM. Measured water level is 0.9 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
  • High5:45 AM1.2 ft
  • Low10:16 PM0.4 ft
Tide times for Rainbow Bridge
TideTimeHeight
High5:45 AM1.2 ft
Low10:16 PM0.4 ft
Sunrise
7:21 AM
First light 6:57
Sunset
6:41 PM
Last light 7:05
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
0.8 ft
Mean 0.8 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:00 to 9:00 PM

    Moving water near sunset, as the tide falls toward the 10:16 PM low. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 AM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today. The next good one is Monday at 12:00 PM.

  • Surfing
    12:00 to 7:00 PM

    Mid tide from 12:00 to 7:00 PM. No wind sensor at this station.

  • 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 20H5:45a1.2L10:16p0.40.8
WedOct 21H5:50a1.1L12:15p0.8H3:43p0.9L10:59p0.50.7
ThuOct 22H5:46a1.1L12:07p0.7H5:07p1.0L11:40p0.60.5
FriOct 23H5:36a1.1L12:18p0.6H6:22p1.00.5
SatOct 24L12:20a0.7H5:27a1.1L12:37p0.4H7:35p1.10.7
SunOct 25L1:01a0.9H5:22a1.1L1:03p0.2H8:43p1.21.0
MonOct 26L1:43a1.0H5:22a1.2L1:36p0.1H9:49p1.31.2

Neap tides Friday. Smaller range, so highs and lows stay close to average. Spring and neap tides

Tide predictions and observations: NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), station 8770520.

Nearby stations

Currents

Rainbow Bridge

  • Max flood3:06 AM 0.9 kn
  • Slack6:51 AM
  • Max ebb9:55 AM 0.5 kn
  • Max ebb2:07 PM 0.2 kn
  • Max ebb8:29 PM 0.8 kn

Current predictions for Rainbow Bridge, 0.6 mi away. Currents near inlets can be strong. Not for navigation.

Station details

Datum
Mean lower low water
Predictions
NOAA, from this station's own tide records
Live gauge
Every 6 minutes
Coordinates
29.980° N, 93.882° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8770520

About the tides at Rainbow Bridge

Expect two roughly equal high tides a day at Rainbow Bridge, each arriving about 50 minutes later than the day before. 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, 1.3 ft, comes on October 29, and the smallest, 0.5 ft, on Friday. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 1.5 ft on May 9 and bottom out at −0.9 ft on January 21.

A live NOAA gauge measures the water here, and predictions are calculated from this station's own records. It was established in 1993. The nearest other station is Port Arthur, 8 mi away, where high tide comes about 1 h 38 m earlier. For tidal currents, see Rainbow Bridge.

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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.