Galveston tides today
The Galveston Pleasure Pier gauge stands off the seawall on the Gulf face of Galveston Island, the open-water station for the island’s beaches.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Galveston, TX · Tuesday, October 13
Tide rising, 1.9 ft now
High 7:35 PM
2.5 ft · in 2 h 54 min
| Low | 11:12 AM | 0.3 ft |
| High | 7:35 PM | 2.5 ft |
Tide coefficient 104 (average), range 2.2 ft
Sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Waxing crescent, 10% lit · fishing day ★★☆☆
Solunar: major 2:01 AM–4:01 AM, minor 9:44 AM–10:44 AM, major 2:26 PM–4:26 PM, minor 8:05 PM–9:05 PM
Galveston tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:35 PM 2.5 ft | 11:12 AM 0.3 ft | 104 | 7:19 AM–6:51 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 8:40 PM 2.5 ft | 11:52 AM 0.3 ft | 103 | 7:20 AM–6:50 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 9:54 PM 2.5 ft | 12:39 PM 0.4 ft | 100 | 7:21 AM–6:49 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 11:08 PM 2.5 ft | 1:36 PM 0.4 ft | 96 | 7:21 AM–6:48 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 2:40 PM 0.5 ft | 7:22 AM–6:47 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |||
| 12:05 AM 2.5 ft | 3:47 PM 0.6 ft | 90 | 7:23 AM–6:46 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:46 AM 2.4 ft | 4:50 PM 0.6 ft | 86 | 7:23 AM–6:45 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Galveston
- Wed Oct 14, 8:31 AM to 3:17 PM6 h 46 min · lowest 0.3 ft at 11:55 AM
- Thu Oct 15, 9:12 AM to 4:05 PM6 h 53 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 12:39 PM
- Fri Oct 16, 10:02 AM to 4:58 PM6 h 56 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 1:36 PM
- Sat Oct 17, 11:05 AM to 5:52 PM6 h 47 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 2:40 PM
- Sun Oct 18, 12:22 PM to 6:44 PM6 h 22 min · lowest 0.6 ft at 3:47 PM
- Mon Oct 19, 1:48 PM to 6:45 PM4 h 57 min · lowest 0.6 ft at 4:53 PM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station Galveston Pleasure Pier (NOAA 8771510). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 2.1 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Galveston come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8771510, Galveston Pleasure Pier. The tide here is mostly diurnal: on 55% of days there is a single high and a single low, and the water rises or falls for hours at a time with an average daily range of only 2.1 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 3.0 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 1.2 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 234 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.4 ft on January 21, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 2.9 ft on October 28, 2026. Clock times are Central Time, daylight saving time included.
Seawall beach, Gulf water
2.1 ft is the average daily range at the Pleasure Pier, a bit more than most of the northern Gulf gets. The pier reaches out from the seawall that Galveston raised after the 1900 hurricane, and the beach below it narrows and widens with every tide. NOAA's numbers class it as diurnal, yet the label fits loosely: only 55% of days show a single high, and on the rest the twice-daily part of the tide makes itself felt, with a second, smaller high squeezed in. The water's rhythm here shifts week by week between those two behaviors.
A crowd of gauges around the island
Galveston is unusually well covered. Within seven miles NOAA operates a station on Galveston Channel, the harbor side behind the island; one at Port Bolivar across the entrance; two at the North and South Jetties that frame the entrance to Galveston Bay; and one at the railroad bridge on the causeway side. They are all primary gauges, so each has its own prediction rather than a correction. Texas City's turning basin, inside the bay, is the exception: NOAA computes it from the Galveston Channel station, 33 minutes later at high water and at the same height. A harbor or bay trip should use one of those gauges, not this pier.
Northers, southeasters and the beach
Few places show the wind's power over the tide as plainly. When a strong winter norther sweeps down across Galveston Bay, it drives water out toward the Gulf and can leave the level well below the table, sometimes for a day or more. Winds from the southeast do the reverse, piling water against the seawall and up the beach. The deepest predicted low of the period, -1.4 ft on January 21, 2027, can be beaten in practice by a hard norther. The beach walk planner works from the prediction; check the wind before trusting it, and compare with Port Aransas down the coast.
Highest and lowest tides at Galveston, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Galveston Pleasure Pier between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | 7:29 PM | 2.9 ft |
| October 27, 2026 | 6:25 PM | 2.9 ft |
| October 29, 2026 | 8:39 PM | 2.9 ft |
| October 2, 2026 | 11:32 PM | 2.8 ft |
| October 26, 2026 | 5:26 PM | 2.8 ft |
| October 30, 2026 | 9:52 PM | 2.8 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2027 | 7:46 AM | -1.4 ft |
| December 24, 2026 | 8:46 AM | -1.4 ft |
| January 20, 2027 | 6:51 AM | -1.4 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 8:41 AM | -1.4 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 7:53 AM | -1.3 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 9:41 AM | -1.3 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8771510
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 1.5 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 2.0 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 2.0 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 1.8 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 1.1 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.4 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Port Aransas tides: Port Aransas, average range 1.0 ft, highest predicted tide 1.8 ft on October 3, 2026
- Corpus Christi tides: Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier, average range 1.7 ft, highest predicted tide 2.6 ft on October 29, 2026
- South Padre Island tides: South Padre Island C.G. Station, average range 1.4 ft, highest predicted tide 2.3 ft on October 29, 2026