Matagorda Bay Entrance tide times · NOAA station Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel
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Matagorda Bay Entrance at a glance
- Tides
- Once a day
- Typical range
- 1.2 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 2.0 ftThu, Oct 21
- Lowest of 2027
- -1.0 ftWed, Jan 20
- Record high
- 4.4 ftSep 21, 2020
The tide at Matagorda Bay Entrance
- 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 3.91. - Typical range
- 1.2 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.38 m) - a smaller range than 83% 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 | 2:13 am | 2.0 ft | |
| Fri, Sep 24 | 4:21 am | 2.0 ft | |
| Wed, Oct 6 | 2:36 am | 1.9 ft |
| Wed, Jan 20 | 6:42 am | -1.0 ft | in the dark |
| Fri, Jul 2 | 8:13 pm | -0.8 ft | in daylight |
| Sun, Dec 26 | 7:30 am | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 7:40 am | -1.0 ft | |
| Fri, Jul 2 | 8:13 pm | -0.8 ft | |
| Sun, Dec 26 | 7:30 am | -0.7 ft |
179 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 4.4 ft (1.34 m) on Sep 21, 2020 - 3.1 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -1.7 ft (-0.51 m) on Jan 20, 2019.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 2.1 ft (0.65 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 12, 2025.
Tide times nearby
- Port O'Connor4 mi northwest
- Port Lavaca23 mi northwest
- Seadrift23 mi west
- Aransas Wildlife Refuge31 mi southwest
- Matagorda City32 mi northeast
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, 28.427°N 96.330°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8773767. 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.