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High Island Tides Today

Near Bolivar Peninsula · ICWW · Galveston County, TX · NOAA 8770808

Right nowFri Nov 6
Next tide
Today80°E 5 mph · Sunny
4:17 AM1.3 ft11:57 AM0.4 ft6:48 PM1.4 ft
  1. High4:17AM1.3 ft
  2. Low11:57AM0.4 ft
  3. High6:48PM1.4 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 6:48 PM lands near sunset, and tide strength is about average.

Best Windows Today

  • 10:57 AM to 12:57 PMaround low tide
  • 5:48 to 7:48 PMaround high tide

Solunar Times

  • Minor3:35 to 4:35 AMmoonrise
  • Major8:59 to 10:59 AMmoon overhead
  • Minor3:15 to 4:15 PMmoonset
  • Major9:21 to 11:21 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 80°SunnyE 5 mph
  • TonightLow 61°Mostly cloudyE 0 to 10 mph
  • SaturdayHigh 76°Partly sunny 2% rainNE 10 to 15 mph

Boating Forecast

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM · issued Fri 10:50 AM

Rest Of Today
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Tonight
East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 3 seconds, becoming east 2 feet at 3 seconds.
Saturday
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.

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

DayFishingHigh TidesLow TidesMoon
SaturdayNov 7Fair4:12 AM 1.3 ft8:19 PM 1.5 ft1:02 AM 1.2 ft12:17 PM 0.2 ft
SundayNov 8Fair9:12 PM 1.6 ft12:38 PM 0.1 ft
MondayNov 9Fair9:57 PM 1.6 ft1:01 PM 0.0 ft
TuesdayNov 10FairNone1:30 PM 0.0 ft
WednesdayNov 11Fair1:15 AM 1.6 ft2:05 PM 0.0 ft
ThursdayNov 12Fair3:09 AM 1.5 ft2:48 PM 0.0 ft
FridayNov 13Fair3:56 AM 1.5 ft3:43 PM 0.1 ft

About the Tides at High Island

High Island 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 1.3 feet.

Over the next two weeks the biggest tides come on Monday, November 9, when the water moves about 1.6 feet. The lowest water is 0.0 ft on Tuesday, November 10 at 1:30 PM, and the highest is 1.6 ft on Monday, November 9 at 9:57 PM.

NOAA station 8770808 here measures the water live and reports its temperature. Minor flooding starts when the water reaches 4.4 ft.

Official NOAA prediction for station 8770808, High Island, ICWW. Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:46 GMT.