King tides in Texas, 2026–27
King tides are the highest tides of the year. The next statewide king tides are Oct 13–18, when 35 of 75 spots have their highest tides of the year. Dates, times and heights below come from NOAA predictions for 75 spots in Texas, worked out for the next 12 months.
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Texas king tide dates
| Dates | Peak day | Spots at their highest that day |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13–18 | Sat Oct 17 | 35 of 75 spots |
| Oct 25–Nov 1 | Thu Oct 29 | 67 of 75 spots |
| Nov 24–26 | Wed Nov 25 | 26 of 75 spots |
| May 7–9 | Sat May 8 | 27 of 75 spots |
| Jun 4–6 | Sat Jun 5 | 23 of 75 spots |
| Sep 23–25 | Fri Sep 24 | 51 of 75 spots |
| Oct 1–7 | Mon Oct 4 | 42 of 75 spots |
Big states can have more than one season: one stretch of coast may peak in fall while another peaks in winter. The table for your spot below is the one to trust.
Biggest king tides in Texas
The spots where the year's highest tide stands furthest above an ordinary high tide:
- Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier): 3.0 ft on Oct 28 at 8:19 PM, 1.3 ft above a typical high
- Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier: 2.6 ft on Oct 29 at 10:08 PM, 0.9 ft above a typical high
- Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.: 2.3 ft on Oct 27 at 6:33 PM, 0.9 ft above a typical high
- Padre Island (south end): 2.4 ft on Oct 29 at 9:51 PM, 0.9 ft above a typical high
- South Padre Island C.G. Station: 2.2 ft on Oct 29 at 11:24 PM, 0.9 ft above a typical high
King tide times for your spot
| Spot | Next king tides | Highest tide |
|---|---|---|
| Alligator Point, West Bay | Oct 11–17 then Oct 25–31, Sep 23–24 | 1.2 ft Mon Oct 12, 10:21 PM 0.3 ft above a typical high |
| Aransas Wildlife Refuge | Oct 11–19 then Oct 26–31, Oct 3–9 | 0.8 ft Wed Oct 14, 8:36 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Aransas, Aransas Pass | Oct 10–13 then Oct 25–Nov 1, Sep 24–25 | 2.0 ft Sun Oct 11, 5:10 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Barroom Bay | Oct 27–31 then Nov 24–28, Dec 23–26 | 0.5 ft Thu Oct 29, 4:12 AM 0.1 ft above a typical high |
| Battleship Texas State Park | Oct 17–18 then Aug 27–28, Sep 8–11 | 2.0 ft Sat Oct 17, 6:20 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Bayside, Copano Bay | Oct 29–30 then Nov 25–27, Dec 22–25 | 0.5 ft Thu Oct 29, 6:24 AM 0.1 ft above a typical high |
| Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel | Oct 16–19 then Oct 26–Nov 1, May 7–11 | 2.2 ft Sun Oct 18, 6:17 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Christmas Bay | Oct 11–17 then Oct 25–31, Sep 23–24 | 1.1 ft Sun Oct 11, 11:30 PM 0.3 ft above a typical high |
| Clear Lake | Oct 14 then Oct 18–19, Oct 27–Nov 1 | 1.6 ft Wed Oct 14, 4:24 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Conn Brown Harbor, Aransas Pass | Oct 29–30 then Nov 24–27, Dec 22–26 | 0.7 ft Thu Oct 29, 2:12 AM 0.2 ft above a typical high |
| Copano Bay | Nov 26–28 then Dec 23–26, Jan 20–23 | 0.5 ft Fri Nov 27, 5:18 AM 0.1 ft above a typical high |
| Corpus Christi Naval Air Station | Oct 12–19 then Oct 25–Nov 1, Nov 10 | 1.1 ft Wed Oct 14, 3:59 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier | Oct 12–15 then Oct 26–31, Nov 24–26 | 2.2 ft Mon Oct 12, 6:43 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Cox Wc-53 Platform | Oct 25–30 then Nov 24–25, May 6–10 | 2.9 ft Tue Oct 27, 6:06 PM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Cypress, San Jacinto River | Oct 25–31 then May 6–10, May 20–21 | 2.2 ft Wed Oct 28, 1:35 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Eagle Point | Oct 14–18 then Oct 28–Nov 1, Sep 22–25 | 1.7 ft Fri Oct 16, 5:05 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| East Matagorda | Oct 28–Nov 1 then Sep 23–Oct 6 | 1.0 ft Fri Oct 30, 4:06 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Enbridge, Ingleside | Oct 13–19 then Oct 27–Nov 1, May 8–9 | 1.0 ft Wed Oct 14, 3:21 AM 0.4 ft above a typical high |
| Fieldwood Wc-289 Platform | Oct 25–31 then Nov 24–25, May 6–10 | 2.7 ft Wed Oct 28, 7:29 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Freeport Entrance Jetty | Oct 27–29 then May 6–11, May 19–21 | 2.3 ft Wed Oct 28, 7:35 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Freeport Harbor | Oct 26–31 then Nov 23–27, May 7–9 | 2.5 ft Wed Oct 28, 7:47 PM 0.8 ft above a typical high |
| Freeport Harbor | Oct 12–13 then Oct 26–31, Nov 24–25 | 2.3 ft Mon Oct 12, 6:42 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Galveston Bay Entrance, North Jetty | Oct 26–31 then Nov 9, Nov 23–26 | 2.4 ft Wed Oct 28, 8:08 PM 0.7 ft above a typical high |
| Galveston Bay Entrance, South Jetty | Oct 26–30 then Nov 8–9, Nov 23–26 | 2.9 ft Tue Oct 27, 6:18 PM 0.8 ft above a typical high |
| Galveston Pleasure Pier | Oct 26–31 then Nov 24–26, May 7–9 | 2.9 ft Wed Oct 28, 7:29 PM 0.8 ft above a typical high |
| Galveston Railroad Bridge | Oct 26–Nov 1 then Sep 22–26, Sep 29–Oct 7 | 2.0 ft Fri Oct 30, 3:00 AM 0.7 ft above a typical high |
| Galveston, Galveston Channel | Oct 11–17 then Oct 25–31, Sep 23–24 | 1.9 ft Mon Oct 12, 7:42 PM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| High Island, Icww | Oct 15–17 then Oct 27–Nov 1, Aug 27–28 | 1.8 ft Thu Oct 15, 5:18 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Jamaica Beach, West Bay | Oct 14–18 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Sep 22–25 | 1.3 ft Fri Oct 16, 4:27 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| La Qunita Channel North | Nov 24–28 then Dec 21–26, Jan 19–22 | 0.9 ft Thu Nov 26, 12:52 AM 0.2 ft above a typical high |
| Lynchburg Landing, San Jacinto River | Oct 13–14 then Oct 26–30, Nov 9 | 2.1 ft Tue Oct 13, 12:19 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Manchester, Houston Ship Channel | Oct 11–14 then Oct 25–30, Sep 23–26 | 2.2 ft Tue Oct 13, 12:15 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel | Oct 15–19 then Oct 27–Nov 1, Sep 22–25 | 1.9 ft Sat Oct 17, 2:41 AM 0.7 ft above a typical high |
| Morgans Point, Barbours Cut | Oct 15–17 then Oct 26–Nov 1, May 6–11 | 1.8 ft Thu Oct 15, 3:47 AM 0.4 ft above a typical high |
| Nueces Bay | Oct 27–Nov 1 then May 7–11, Sep 24–29 | 1.3 ft Thu Oct 29, 4:44 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Old Brazos River, Freeport | Oct 26–31 then Nov 23–27, May 7–9 | 2.6 ft Wed Oct 28, 7:44 PM 0.8 ft above a typical high |
| Packery Channel | Oct 13–19 then Oct 27–Nov 1, Oct 3–8 | 1.1 ft Sat Oct 17, 7:32 AM 0.7 ft above a typical high |
| Padre Island (south end) | Oct 17–20 then Oct 25–Nov 1, Nov 8–9 | 2.2 ft Mon Oct 19, 1:31 AM 0.7 ft above a typical high |
| Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. | Oct 11–14 then Oct 25–Nov 1, Nov 24–26 | 2.1 ft Mon Oct 12, 6:19 PM 0.7 ft above a typical high |
| Point Barrow, Trinity Bay | Oct 12–17 then Oct 25–31, Sep 23–24 | 1.5 ft Tue Oct 13, 1:30 AM 0.4 ft above a typical high |
| Port Aransas | Oct 11–18 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Sep 23–25 | 1.6 ft Wed Oct 14, 11:58 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier) | Oct 12–14 then Oct 25–30, Nov 23–25 | 2.7 ft Tue Oct 13, 8:04 PM 1.0 ft above a typical high |
| Port Arthur | Oct 15–18 then Oct 30, Sep 21–25 | 1.4 ft Fri Oct 16, 3:24 AM 0.4 ft above a typical high |
| Port Bolivar | Oct 15–19 then Oct 28–Nov 1, Sep 21–25 | 2.2 ft Fri Oct 16, 2:40 AM 0.7 ft above a typical high |
| Port Isabel | Oct 13–15 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Nov 24–26 | 1.9 ft Wed Oct 14, 10:42 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Port Lavaca | Oct 28–Nov 1 then May 8–11, Jun 6 | 1.5 ft Fri Oct 30, 4:48 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Port O'Connor, Matagorda Bay | Oct 14–18 then Oct 28–Nov 1, Sep 22–25 | 1.3 ft Thu Oct 15, 3:31 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Portland, Nueces Bay | Oct 29–30 then Nov 25–28, Dec 21–26 | 0.8 ft Fri Oct 30, 4:59 AM 0.2 ft above a typical high |
| Queen Isabella Causeway (east end) | Oct 17–20 then Oct 25–Nov 1, Nov 8–9 | 1.9 ft Mon Oct 19, 1:55 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Queen Isabella Causeway (west end) | Oct 18–20 then Oct 26–Nov 2, Nov 8–9 | 1.8 ft Mon Oct 19, 2:23 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Rainbow Bridge | Oct 27–31 then Apr 11–14, Apr 21–22 | 1.4 ft Fri Oct 30, 4:25 AM 0.4 ft above a typical high |
| Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre | Oct 13–18 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Nov 10–12 | 1.0 ft Wed Oct 14, 3:57 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Renaissance Sa-13 Platform | Oct 25–29 then Nov 24–25, May 7–8 | 2.9 ft Tue Oct 27, 5:44 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Rockport | Oct 12–19 then Oct 26–31, Sep 23–24 | 0.8 ft Wed Oct 14, 4:58 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Rollover Pass | Oct 14–18 then Oct 28–Nov 1, May 9 | 1.8 ft Fri Oct 16, 5:17 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Round Point, Trinity Bay | Oct 17 then Oct 29–31, Aug 26–29 | 1.7 ft Sat Oct 17, 6:11 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Sabine Offshore Light (USCG S-1 Platform) | Oct 26–30 then Nov 24–26, May 7–10 | 3.0 ft Wed Oct 28, 6:50 PM 0.8 ft above a typical high |
| Sabine Pass | Oct 10–13 then Oct 25–30, Nov 8 | 2.1 ft Sun Oct 11, 7:07 PM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| San Luis Pass | Oct 11–17 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Sep 23–25 | 1.8 ft Mon Oct 12, 7:39 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| San Martin Lake Channel | Oct 14–18 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Nov 25–26 | 2.0 ft Sat Oct 17, 1:06 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Sargent, Icww | Oct 13–18 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Sep 23–25 | 1.2 ft Wed Oct 14, 11:59 PM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Seadrift | Oct 29–Nov 1 then May 8–11, Sep 23–Oct 4 | 0.8 ft Fri Oct 30, 10:33 AM 0.4 ft above a typical high |
| Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay | Oct 29–30 then Nov 25–28, Dec 22–26 | 0.3 ft Thu Oct 29, 5:36 AM 0.1 ft above a typical high |
| Sievers Cove, Goat Island | Oct 14–18 then Oct 28–Nov 1, Sep 21–25 | 1.7 ft Fri Oct 16, 3:20 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Smith Point | Oct 15–19 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Sep 23–26 | 1.9 ft Sun Oct 18, 6:10 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| South Bay entrance | Oct 17–20 then Oct 25–Nov 1, Nov 8–9 | 2.0 ft Mon Oct 19, 1:45 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| South Padre Island C.G. Station | Oct 14–18 then Oct 26–Nov 1, Nov 25–26 | 2.0 ft Wed Oct 14, 10:56 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| South Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass | Oct 11–12 then Oct 25–Nov 1, Nov 24–26 | 2.0 ft Sun Oct 11, 5:57 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Texas City, Galveston Bay | Oct 14–17 then Oct 27–Nov 1, Nov 26 | 1.5 ft Thu Oct 15, 3:21 AM 0.4 ft above a typical high |
| Texas Point, Sabine Pass | Oct 10–12 then Oct 25–29, May 6–9 | 2.5 ft Sun Oct 11, 5:34 PM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington | Oct 13 then Oct 27–Nov 2, May 9–10 | 1.1 ft Tue Oct 13, 1:38 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
| Umbrella Point, Trinity Bay | Oct 10–16 then Oct 28–31, Sep 22–25 | 1.9 ft Tue Oct 13, 1:35 AM 0.6 ft above a typical high |
| USCG Freeport | Oct 26–31 then Nov 24–26, May 8–9 | 2.4 ft Wed Oct 28, 7:50 PM 0.8 ft above a typical high |
| Viola Turning Basin | Oct 13–18 then Oct 27–Nov 1, Sep 22–25 | 1.1 ft Wed Oct 14, 3:31 AM 0.4 ft above a typical high |
| White Point | Oct 12–17 then Oct 27–29, Apr 22–25 | 1.2 ft Wed Oct 14, 4:41 AM 0.5 ft above a typical high |
Photograph the king tides
- Arrive half an hour before the peak time for your spot and stay until it passes.
- Include something people know for scale: a stair, a sign, a piling, a sea wall or a road.
- Take a matching photo from the same spot at an ordinary high tide. The pair shows the difference better than words.
- Note the place, date and time, and share it with your state's project below. Planners use these photos to see where the water will reach as sea level rises.
Share your photos with MyCoast (a free app for reporting king tides and coastal flooding, used by state agencies and researchers).
Stay safe
- Stay off jetties, sea walls and rock shelves near the peak. Waves run higher than usual on a king tide.
- On the Pacific coast, keep off drift logs and watch for sneaker waves; a log can roll on you in a few inches of surf.
- Don't drive or walk through flooded streets. Salt water ruins cars, and the curb and drains are hidden.
- Check the marine forecast. Onshore wind, low air pressure or heavy rain can add a foot or more to the predicted tide.
How these dates are worked out
For every spot we take NOAA's high and low tide predictions for the next 12 months and find each day's highest tide. The days in that spot's top 5% (about 18 days a year) are its king tide days, and days next to each other make one window. A statewide window is a run of days when at least a quarter of the state's spots are in theirs. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero on tide charts. Predictions don't include weather. Not for navigation.