Shoalwater Flats tide times

Espiritu Santo Bay, TXEspiritu Santo BayNOAA 8773896Wednesday, September 30 · CDTWed Sep 30Predictions onlyChange station

Today at Shoalwater Flats the next low tide is at 5:10 PM (0.0 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 6:09 PM. Spring tides peak tomorrow, so expect bigger highs and lower lows.

Predicted now
0.1 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
5:10 PM
In 3 h 29 min · 0.0 ft
Next high
6:35 AM
In 16 h 54 min · 0.3 ft
Tide range today
0.3 ft
Spring tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
−2 ft0 ftNOW 1:405:37 AMHigh · 0.3 ft5:10 PMLow · 0.0 ft
Tide chart for Shoalwater Flats, today. High 0.3 ft at 5:37 AM, low 0.0 ft at 5:10 PM.

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

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High5:37 AM0.3 ft
  • Low5:10 PM0.0 ft
Tide times for Shoalwater Flats
TideTimeHeight
High5:37 AM0.3 ft
Low5:10 PM0.0 ft
Sunrise
7:19 AM
First light 6:56
Sunset
7:15 PM
Last light 7:38
Moon
81%
Waning gibbous
Tide range
0.3 ft
Spring tides Thu

Best windows today

Plan the week →
  • Fishing
    3:00 to 5:00 PM

    Today's best window (6:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the outgoing tide around the 5:10 PM low. Second window 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

  • Tidepools & shelling
    2:00 to 8:00 PM

    A minus tide, 0.0 ft at 5:10 PM. Rare ground is uncovered, go early.

  • Surfing
    Next: Tue 7:00 to 9:00 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.

High and low tides for the next 7 days, heights in ft
DayTide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4Range, ft
TodayWed 30H5:37a0.3L5:10p0.00.3 spring tide
ThuOct 1H6:35a0.3L6:09p0.00.4 spring tide
FriOct 2H7:39a0.3L7:16p0.00.4 spring tide
SatOct 3H8:52a0.3L8:26p0.00.3 spring tide
SunOct 4H10:14a0.3L9:29p0.00.3 spring tide
MonOct 5H11:39a0.3L10:23p0.00.3
TueOct 6H12:58p0.3L11:09p0.10.2

Spring tides Wednesday to Sunday. Lows drop to 0.0 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 8773896.

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
None
Coordinates
28.364° N, 96.580° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8773896

About the tides at Shoalwater Flats

Tides at Espiritu Santo Bay are mostly diurnal: one rise and one fall a day, with a slow change between them. The mean range is small, about 0.3 ft, so wind and pressure can matter as much as the tide itself. That is smaller than most Texas stations on this site. The next spring tides peak tomorrow, with a range of 0.4 ft. Neap tides follow on October 8, when the range shrinks to 0.0 ft.

This is a prediction station. NOAA calculates its tides from past measurements at this spot, but there is no live gauge today. NOAA measured the tide here from 2019 to 2020 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Barroom Bay, 7 mi away, where high tide comes about 29 min earlier.

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.