Gilchrist (Rollover Pass) tide times · NOAA station Rollover Pass
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Gilchrist (Rollover Pass) at a glance
- Tides
- Once a day
- Typical range
- 1.3 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.9 ftThu, Oct 21
- Lowest of 2027
- -1.1 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 6.3 ftJul 9, 2024
The tide at Gilchrist (Rollover Pass)
- Pattern
- Once-daily
Usually just one high tide and one low tide a day, about 24 h 50 min apart - the pattern of most of the Gulf of Mexico. Form number 3.26. - Typical range
- 1.3 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.41 m) - a smaller range than 79% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 1.1 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Thu, Oct 21 | 5:42 am | 1.9 ft | |
| Fri, Sep 24 | 7:54 am | 1.8 ft | |
| Wed, Oct 6 | 5:48 am | 1.8 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 12:29 pm | -1.1 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Feb 18 | 11:31 am | -0.9 ft | in daylight |
| Wed, Feb 3 | 11:32 am | -0.8 ft | in daylight |
182 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 6.3 ft (1.91 m) on Jul 9, 2024 - 4.9 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.4 ft (-0.72 m) on Jan 17, 2022.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 2.1 ft (0.63 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 12, 2025.
Tide times nearby
- High Island9 mi northeast
- Galveston (North Jetty)17 mi southwest
- Galveston (Pier 21)22 mi southwest
- San Leon (Eagle Point)24 mi west
- Galveston (Railroad Bridge)27 mi southwest
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Texas, 29.515°N 94.513°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8770971. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.