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Christmas Bay Tides Today

Near Alvin · Brazoria County, TX · NOAA 8772132

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today78°E 10 mph · Sunny
6:10 AM0.9 ft10:45 AM0.1 ft8:00 PM1.0 ft11:44 PM0.3 ft
  1. High6:10AM0.9 ft
  2. Low10:45AM0.1 ft
  3. High8:00PM1.0 ft
  4. Low11:44PM0.3 ft

Local Central time. Heights in feet above average low water (MLLW). Shaded bands are today's best fishing windows.

Fishing Outlook

The high tide at 6:10 AM lands near sunrise, and tide strength is about average.

Best Windows Today

  • 5:10 to 7:10 AMaround high tide
  • 9:45 to 11:45 AMaround low tide

Tides here are small, so wind can move the water more than the moon does.

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:38 to 4:38 AMmoonrise
  • Major9:02 to 11:02 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:19 to 4:19 PMmoonset
  • Major9:24 to 11:24 PMmoon underfoot

Major periods are the two hours around the moon overhead or underfoot. Minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing here? See Texas fishing license info and size and bag limits from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Weather and Wind

  • TodayHigh 78°Sunny 1% rainE 10 mph
  • TonightLow 70°Mostly cloudy 1% rainE 5 to 15 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 75°Partly sunny 3% rainNE 15 to 20 mph

Boating Forecast

Galveston Bay · issued Fri 10:50 AM

Rest Of Today
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay waters smooth.
Tonight
East winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight.
Saturday
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.

From the National Weather Service. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Good6:19 AM 0.9 ft9:03 PM 1.0 ft11:14 AM 0.1 ft
SundayNov 8Good6:07 AM 0.9 ft9:56 PM 1.1 ft12:53 AM 0.3 ft11:43 AM 0.0 ft
MondayNov 9Fair10:43 PM 1.1 ft12:13 PM 0.0 ft
TuesdayNov 10Fair11:29 PM 1.1 ft12:45 PM 0.0 ft
WednesdayNov 11FairNone1:20 PM 0.0 ft
ThursdayNov 12Fair12:21 AM 1.0 ft2:00 PM 0.0 ft
FridayNov 13Fair1:30 AM 1.0 ft5:00 AM 1.0 ft12:58 AM 0.4 ft2:46 PM 0.0 ft

About the Tides at Christmas Bay

Christmas Bay gets just one high tide and one low tide on most days, instead of the two a day many coasts see. On a typical day the water rises and falls about 0.9 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 1.1 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 12:45 PM, and the highest is 1.1 ft on Monday, November 9 at 10:43 PM.

NOAA works out the times here from its reference station at Galveston, Galveston Channel, adjusted for this location.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8772132, Christmas Bay, timed from its reference station Galveston, Galveston Channel (8771450). Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.