Seadrift tide times

San Antonio Bay, TXSan Antonio BayNOAA 8773037Tuesday, October 20 · CDTTue Oct 20Live gauge · 12 min agoLiveChange station
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The last tide turn at Seadrift today has passed. Tomorrow's first low is at 1:38 AM. Right now the gauge reads 0.6 ft above prediction, so plan for a higher tide than the table shows.

Right now
1.2 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
1:38 AM
In 7 h 20 min · 0.5 ft
Next high
3:09 PM
In 20 h 51 min · 0.6 ft
Gauge vs forecast
+0.6 ft
Water running above prediction
Gauge reads 0.6 ft above forecast

Today's tide

PredictedMeasuredNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 6:171:10 AMLow · 0.4 ft2:48 PMHigh · 0.6 ft
Tide chart for Seadrift, today. Low 0.4 ft at 1:10 AM, high 0.6 ft at 2:48 PM. Measured water level is 0.6 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
  • Low1:10 AM0.4 ft
  • High2:48 PM0.6 ft
Tide times for Seadrift
TideTimeHeight
Low1:10 AM0.4 ft
High2:48 PM0.6 ft
Water temp
74°F
Station sensor
Wind
ENE 8 mph
Gusts to 12 mph
Sunrise
7:31 AM
First light 7:07
Sunset
6:53 PM
Last light 7:17
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
0.2 ft
Mean 0.3 ft

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    6:30 to 8:00 PM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 9:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 2:48 PM high. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    No daylight low today

    No daylight low today.

  • Surfing
    Next: Wed 8:00 to 11:00 AM
    Earlier today: 7:00 to 10:00 AM

    Today's best window (7:00 to 10:00 AM) 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

October calendar →
High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayTue 20L1:10a0.4H2:48p0.60.2 spring tide
WedOct 21L1:38a0.5H3:09p0.60.1
ThuOct 22L2:06a0.5H3:26p0.60.1
FriOct 23L6:42a0.5H3:36p0.5L5:43p0.50.0
SatOct 24H3:03a0.6L12:52p0.50.1
SunOct 25H3:41a0.6L5:26p0.50.1
MonOct 26H4:39a0.7L5:56p0.50.2

Spring tides Tuesday. 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 8773037.

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
28.407° N, 96.712° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8773037

About the tides at Seadrift

Seadrift usually gets one high and one low tide a day, known as a diurnal tide. Water here rises and falls only about 0.3 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, 0.3 ft, comes on October 30, and the smallest, 0.0 ft, on Friday. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 0.9 ft on October 4 and bottom out at −0.6 ft on January 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 Shoalwater Flats, 9 mi away, where high tide comes about 2 h 59 m 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.