Port Lavaca tide times
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Port Lavaca at a glance
- Tides
- Once a day
- Typical range
- 0.9 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.6 ftFri, Sep 24
- Lowest of 2027
- -1.0 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 7.7 ftAug 26, 2017
The tide at Port Lavaca
- 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 5.71. - Typical range
- 0.9 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.27 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
| Fri, Sep 24 | 8:15 am | 1.6 ft | |
| Mon, May 10 | 5:27 pm | 1.5 ft | |
| Thu, Oct 21 | 6:01 am | 1.5 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 1:13 pm | -1.0 ft | in daylight |
| Fri, Jan 8 | 2:30 pm | -0.9 ft | in daylight |
| Thu, Feb 4 | 1:01 pm | -0.9 ft | in daylight |
174 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 7.7 ft (2.33 m) on Aug 26, 2017 - 6.8 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -2.1 ft (-0.63 m) on Jan 17, 2022.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 1.6 ft (0.50 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 12, 2025.
Tide times nearby
- Seadrift17 mi south
- Port O'Connor19 mi southeast
- Matagorda Bay Entrance23 mi southeast
- Aransas Wildlife Refuge31 mi south
- Matagorda City42 mi east
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, 28.641°N 96.610°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8773259. 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.