Smith Point tide times

Galveston Bay, TXGalveston BayNOAA 8770931Tuesday, October 20 · CDTTue Oct 20Predictions onlyChange station
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Today at Smith Point the next low tide is at 11:00 PM (0.6 ft). Tomorrow's first low is at 1:43 PM.

Predicted now
1.0 ft
Near slack, turning soon
Next low
11:00 PM
In 4 h 43 min · 0.6 ft
Next high
7:04 AM
In 12 h 47 min · 1.6 ft
Tide range today
1.1 ft
Neap tides Thursday
Predictions only. No live gauge at this station.

Today's tide

PredictedNightHeight above MLLW
0 ft2 ftNOW 6:177:03 AMHigh · 1.8 ft11:00 PMLow · 0.6 ft
Tide chart for Smith Point, today. High 1.8 ft at 7:03 AM, low 0.6 ft at 11:00 PM.

Predicted tide height at Galveston Bay for Tuesday, October 20, in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Shaded areas are night.

Today's tides

ft above MLLW
  • High7:03 AM1.8 ft
  • Low11:00 PM0.6 ft
Tide times for Smith Point
TideTimeHeight
High7:03 AM1.8 ft
Low11:00 PM0.6 ft
Sunrise
7:24 AM
First light 7:00
Sunset
6:45 PM
Last light 7:09
Moon
70%
Waxing gibbous
Tide range
1.1 ft
Mean 1.1 ft

Best windows today

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

    Today's best window (5:00 to 8:00 AM) has passed. Dawn light with the incoming tide around the 7:03 AM high. Second window 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

  • 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 11:00 to 12:00 AM

    Under 1.5 ft around low water. Launch before 11:00 AM.

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 20H7:03a1.8L11:00p0.61.1
WedOct 21H7:04a1.6L1:43p1.2H5:23p1.3L11:57p0.80.8
ThuOct 22H6:49a1.5L1:08p1.1H6:43p1.40.4
FriOct 23L12:43a1.0H6:27a1.4L12:40p0.8H7:48p1.50.7
SatOct 24L1:39a1.2H5:49a1.3L12:51p0.6H8:51p1.61.0
SunOct 25L3:30a1.3H5:33a1.4L1:13p0.4H9:43p1.71.4
MonOct 26L1:44p0.2H10:34p1.81.7

Neap tides Thursday. 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 8770931.

Nearby stations

Currents

Houston Ship Channel (Red Fish Bar)

  • Max flood3:43 AM 0.8 kn
  • Slack8:50 AM
  • Max ebb12:04 PM 0.5 kn
  • Max ebb3:42 PM 0.4 kn
  • Max ebb7:28 PM 0.5 kn
  • Slack11:24 PM

Current predictions for Houston Ship Channel (Red Fish Bar), 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
None
Coordinates
29.535° N, 94.782° W
Time zone
Central, UTC−5
Station ID
NOAA 8770931

About the tides at Smith Point

Tides at Galveston Bay are mostly diurnal: one rise and one fall a day, with a slow change between them. Water here rises and falls only about 1.1 ft on an average day. A strong onshore wind can push levels above the prediction. Over the next two weeks the biggest daily range, 2.0 ft, comes on October 29, and the smallest, 0.4 ft, on Thursday. Looking a year ahead, predictions peak at 2.0 ft on October 3 and bottom out at −1.3 ft on January 21.

Predictions for Smith Point come from this station's own tide records. There is no live sensor, so the table shows forecast only. NOAA measured the tide here from 1995 to 2020 to set up these predictions. The nearest other station is Sievers Cove, 8 mi away, where high tide comes about 1 h 43 m earlier. For tidal currents, see Houston Ship Channel (Red Fish Bar).

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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.