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Alligator Point, West Bay tide chart

Texas · near Jamaica Beach (9 mi) · NOAA station 8771801 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM1:53 AM · 0.9 ft6:50 AM · 1.0 ft1:34 PM · 0.3 ft9:22 PM · 1.2 ft1.2 ft
  • Low 1:53 AM 0.9 ft
  • High 6:50 AM 1.0 ft
  • Low 1:34 PM 0.3 ft
  • High 9:22 PM 1.2 ft

Sunrise 7:20 AM · Sunset 6:56 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Alligator Point, West Bay
82Excellent

Best times

6:00 PM–8:00 PM

New moon (0% lit)

    Biting around here in October

    • Redfish In seasonMarsh drains on the falling tide
    • Speckled trout In seasonMoving water at dawn, under birds
    • Southern flounder In seasonFall run out of the bays on outgoing tides
    • Spanish mackerel In seasonClear green water off beaches and piers

    General seasonal guide for Gulf Coast. Seasons, sizes and limits vary, so check your state rules before keeping fish.

    Weather and conditions at Alligator Point, West Bay

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    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WZ2572, Richmond, TX (48 mi)

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    • Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
    • Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
    • Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11L 1:53 AM 0.9 ftH 6:50 AM 1.0 ftL 1:34 PM 0.3 ftH 9:22 PM 1.2 ft7:20 AM / 6:56 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 2:42 AM 1.0 ftH 6:28 AM 1.1 ftL 2:09 PM 0.2 ftH 10:21 PM 1.2 ft7:20 AM / 6:55 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 2:47 PM 0.2 ftH 11:25 PM 1.2 ft7:21 AM / 6:54 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 3:29 PM 0.2 ft7:22 AM / 6:52 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 12:49 AM 1.2 ftL 4:18 PM 0.2 ft7:22 AM / 6:51 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 4:38 AM 1.2 ftL 5:14 PM 0.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:50 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 5:20 AM 1.2 ftL 6:14 PM 0.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:49 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at Alligator Point, West Bay

    The bite score (0 to 100) adds up what anglers watch most: moving water (a tide running harder than usual here scores higher), solunar periods (major periods of about two hours centred on the moon overhead or underfoot, minor periods of about an hour on moonrise and moonset), dawn and dusk light, and how close it is to the new or full moon. Best times are the stretches of the day scoring near that day's top.

    DayBite scoreBest timesMajor periodsMinor periods
    Sun Oct 1182 · Excellent6:00 PM–8:00 PM12:35 AM–2:35 AM, 12:58 PM–2:58 PM7:54 AM–8:54 AM, 6:56 PM–7:56 PM
    Mon Oct 1272 · Good7:00 PM–8:00 PM1:21 AM–3:21 AM, 1:44 PM–3:44 PM8:52 AM–9:52 AM, 7:31 PM–8:31 PM
    Tue Oct 1359 · Good6:00 PM–9:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM2:08 AM–4:08 AM, 2:32 PM–4:32 PM9:51 AM–10:51 AM, 8:10 PM–9:10 PM
    Wed Oct 1446 · Fair4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 9:00 PM–10:00 PM2:57 AM–4:57 AM, 3:22 PM–5:22 PM10:48 AM–11:48 AM, 8:55 PM–9:55 PM
    Thu Oct 1534 · Slow3:47 AM–5:47 AM, 4:13 PM–6:13 PM11:42 AM–12:42 PM, 9:44 PM–10:44 PM
    Fri Oct 1636 · Fair6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:38 AM–6:38 AM, 5:04 PM–7:04 PM12:32 PM–1:32 PM, 10:37 PM–11:37 PM
    Sat Oct 1742 · Fair6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM5:29 AM–7:29 AM, 5:53 PM–7:53 PM1:17 PM–2:17 PM

    A planning aid, not a guarantee. Wind, water clarity, bait and pressure changes matter too; the forecast above adds live wind and pressure when you open the page.

    Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks

    The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.

    1. 0.2 ft at 2:47 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    2. 0.2 ft at 3:29 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    3. 0.2 ft at 2:09 PM on Monday, October 12
    4. 0.2 ft at 4:18 PM on Thursday, October 15
    5. 0.3 ft at 5:14 PM on Friday, October 16
    6. 0.3 ft at 1:34 PM on Sunday, October 11

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11L 1:53 AM 0.9 ftH 6:50 AM 1.0 ftL 1:34 PM 0.3 ftH 9:22 PM 1.2 ft7:20 AM / 6:56 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 2:42 AM 1.0 ftH 6:28 AM 1.1 ftL 2:09 PM 0.2 ftH 10:21 PM 1.2 ft7:20 AM / 6:55 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 2:47 PM 0.2 ftH 11:25 PM 1.2 ft7:21 AM / 6:54 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 3:29 PM 0.2 ft7:22 AM / 6:52 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 12:49 AM 1.2 ftL 4:18 PM 0.2 ft7:22 AM / 6:51 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 4:38 AM 1.2 ftL 5:14 PM 0.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:50 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 5:20 AM 1.2 ftL 6:14 PM 0.3 ft7:23 AM / 6:49 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 5:44 AM 1.2 ftL 7:15 PM 0.3 ft7:24 AM / 6:48 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 5:33 AM 1.2 ftL 8:15 PM 0.4 ft7:25 AM / 6:47 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 5:22 AM 1.1 ftL 9:12 PM 0.4 ft7:25 AM / 6:46 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 5:24 AM 1.1 ftL 11:56 AM 0.9 ftH 2:50 PM 0.9 ftL 10:05 PM 0.5 ft7:26 AM / 6:45 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 5:29 AM 1.1 ftL 11:35 AM 0.8 ftH 4:52 PM 0.9 ftL 10:55 PM 0.6 ft7:27 AM / 6:44 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 5:34 AM 1.0 ftL 11:44 AM 0.6 ftH 6:11 PM 1.0 ftL 11:43 PM 0.7 ft7:27 AM / 6:43 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 5:36 AM 1.0 ftL 12:02 PM 0.4 ftH 7:16 PM 1.1 ft7:28 AM / 6:42 PM
    Sun Oct 25L 12:32 AM 0.8 ftH 5:36 AM 1.0 ftL 12:27 PM 0.3 ftH 8:15 PM 1.2 ft7:29 AM / 6:41 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 1:22 AM 1.0 ftH 5:34 AM 1.1 ftL 1:00 PM 0.1 ftH 9:11 PM 1.3 ft7:29 AM / 6:41 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 2:18 AM 1.1 ftH 5:28 AM 1.1 ftL 1:39 PM 0.0 ftH 10:09 PM 1.3 ft7:30 AM / 6:40 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 2:25 PM -0.1 ftH 11:14 PM 1.3 ft7:31 AM / 6:39 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 3:19 PM -0.1 ft7:32 AM / 6:38 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 12:33 AM 1.3 ftL 4:21 PM -0.1 ft7:32 AM / 6:37 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 4:38 AM 1.2 ftL 5:29 PM 0.0 ft7:33 AM / 6:36 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 2:35 AM 1.2 ftL 5:41 PM 0.1 ft6:34 AM / 5:36 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 2:54 AM 1.1 ftL 6:55 PM 0.3 ft6:35 AM / 5:35 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 3:12 AM 1.1 ftL 9:26 AM 0.9 ftH 12:53 PM 0.9 ftL 8:11 PM 0.4 ft6:35 AM / 5:34 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 3:30 AM 1.0 ftL 9:42 AM 0.7 ftH 3:01 PM 0.9 ftL 9:25 PM 0.6 ft6:36 AM / 5:33 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 3:48 AM 1.0 ftL 10:11 AM 0.5 ftH 4:34 PM 1.0 ftL 10:35 PM 0.7 ft6:37 AM / 5:33 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 4:02 AM 0.9 ftL 10:41 AM 0.3 ftH 5:52 PM 1.1 ftL 11:40 PM 0.8 ft6:38 AM / 5:32 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 4:11 AM 0.9 ftL 11:10 AM 0.2 ftH 6:55 PM 1.1 ft6:38 AM / 5:31 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 12:49 AM 0.9 ftH 3:59 AM 0.9 ftL 11:39 AM 0.1 ftH 7:48 PM 1.2 ft6:39 AM / 5:31 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 12:09 PM 0.0 ftH 8:35 PM 1.2 ft6:40 AM / 5:30 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 12:41 PM 0.0 ftH 9:21 PM 1.2 ft6:41 AM / 5:29 PM

    Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero line on most US nautical charts. A minus height means the water drops below that line.

    Around Alligator Point, West Bay

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    Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.

    Fish in the waters around Alligator Point, West Bay

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Pinfish, Inland Silverside, Flathead Grey Mullet. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 73 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 60 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 56 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 48 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 44 records
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 38 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 37 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 35 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 34 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 34 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 33 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 31 records
    • Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 30 records
    • Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 30 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 30 records
    • Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 29 records
    • Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 28 records
    • Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusaSalt water · 24 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 23 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 21 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 21 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 21 records
    • Leatherjack Oligoplites saurusSalt water · 19 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 19 records
    • Crevalle Jack Caranx hipposSalt water · 18 records
    • Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 18 records
    • White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 17 records
    • Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 16 records
    • Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 16 records
    • Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 16 records
    • Lyre Goby Evorthodus lyricusSalt water · 13 records
    • Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurusSalt water · 13 records
    • Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 13 records
    • Scaled Herring Harengula jaguanaSalt water · 13 records
    • Code Goby Gobiosoma robustumSalt water · 13 records
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 12 records
    • Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemusSalt water · 11 records
    • Tidewater Silverside Menidia peninsulaeSalt water · 11 records
    • Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 11 records
    • Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinusSalt water · 11 records

    Records from GBIF datasets released under CC0 or CC BY 4.0 (museum collections, surveys and community sightings). It shows what has been found here, not a complete list. Check your state rules before keeping fish.

    About the tides at Alligator Point, West Bay

    Alligator Point, West Bay gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.7 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Thursday, October 29, when the day's range reaches 1.4 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.2 ft). Here the biggest ranges depend on the moon's phase and on how far north or south of the equator it is, so they don't always line up with the new and full moon. The calmest day is Friday, October 23, with only 0.4 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 3:19 PM on Thursday, October 29. There are 4 minus tides (lows below the chart's zero line) in this window: the best times for tide pools, clamming and walking the flats.

    The highest predicted tide is 1.3 ft at 10:09 PM on Tuesday, October 27. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.

    This is a subordinate station: NOAA calculates its times and heights by adjusting a nearby reference station, so expect them to be a few minutes or a few tenths of a foot off on any given day.

    Station details

    Reference station: Galveston, Galveston Channel.

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