Port Arthur (Rainbow Bridge) tide times · NOAA station Rainbow Bridge
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Port Arthur (Rainbow Bridge) at a glance
- Tides
- Mostly once a day
- Typical range
- 1.0 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.5 ftSun, May 9
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.9 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 4.0 ftJul 9, 2024
The tide at Port Arthur (Rainbow Bridge)
- Pattern
- Mixed, mainly once-daily
Mostly one large high and one large low a day; on some days a small second high and low appear between them. Form number 2.60. - Typical range
- 1.0 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.30 m) - a smaller range than 89% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 0.8 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Sun, May 9 | 2:04 pm | 1.5 ft | |
| Mon, Apr 12 | 4:53 pm | 1.4 ft | |
| Thu, Oct 21 | 5:01 am | 1.4 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 12:23 pm | -0.9 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Jan 7 | 1:11 pm | -0.8 ft | in daylight |
| Wed, Feb 3 | 11:46 am | -0.8 ft | in daylight |
173 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 4.0 ft (1.23 m) on Jul 9, 2024 - 3.0 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.7 ft (-0.84 m) on Jan 16, 2022.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 1.6 ft (0.48 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Apr 29, 2025.
Tide times nearby
- Port Arthur8 mi south
- Sabine Pass20 mi south
- Cameron (Calcasieu Pass)35 mi southeast
- Sabine Offshore Light37 mi south
- Lake Charles (Bulk Terminal)38 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, 29.980°N 93.882°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8770520. 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.