Aransas Wildlife Refuge tide chart
Texas · near Seadrift (14 mi) · NOAA station 8774230 · times in local time (CDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- High 7:20 AM 0.8 ft
- Low 4:33 PM 0.6 ft
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Sunrise 7:26 AM · Sunset 7:03 PM · New moon (0%)
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Fishing forecast
Hour by hour at Aransas Wildlife RefugeBest times
1:00 PM–3:00 PM and 7:00 PM–8:00 PM
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Rain radar
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.
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Weather and conditions at Aransas Wildlife Refuge
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Marine forecast: San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays
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NOAA Weather Radio
- 162.550 MHz WX1 KHB41, Rockport, TX (24 mi)
- 162.475 MHz WX3 WXL26, Port O'Connor, TX (26 mi)
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VHF marine channels
- Ch 16 Distress, safety and calling
- Ch 9 Boater-to-boater calling
- Ch 22A Coast Guard safety broadcasts
- Ch 13 Bridge-to-bridge (big ships, drawbridges)
- Ch 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A Recreational chat
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 7:20 AM 0.8 ftL 4:33 PM 0.6 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:03 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 7:33 AM 0.8 ftL 7:22 PM 0.6 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:02 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 7:58 AM 0.8 ftL 8:12 PM 0.6 ft | 7:27 AM / 7:01 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 8:36 AM 0.8 ftL 8:59 PM 0.6 ft | 7:28 AM / 7:00 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 9:28 AM 0.8 ftL 9:57 PM 0.6 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:59 PM | Waxing crescent (20%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 10:22 AM 0.8 ftL 11:26 PM 0.6 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:58 PM | Waxing crescent (29%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 11:10 AM 0.8 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:57 PM | First quarter (39%) |
Best fishing times at Aransas Wildlife Refuge
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.
| Day | Bite score | Best times | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | 66 · Good | 1:00 PM–3:00 PM, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 12:42 AM–2:42 AM, 1:04 PM–3:04 PM | 7:59 AM–8:59 AM, 7:04 PM–8:04 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 67 · Good | 2:00 PM–3:00 PM, 2:00 AM–3:00 AM | 1:27 AM–3:27 AM, 1:51 PM–3:51 PM | 8:57 AM–9:57 AM, 7:40 PM–8:40 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 64 · Good | 3:00 PM–4:00 PM, 3:00 AM–4:00 AM | 2:15 AM–4:15 AM, 2:39 PM–4:39 PM | 9:55 AM–10:55 AM, 8:20 PM–9:20 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 59 · Good | 4:00 PM–5:00 PM, 3:00 AM–5:00 AM | 3:04 AM–5:04 AM, 3:29 PM–5:29 PM | 10:52 AM–11:52 AM, 9:04 PM–10:04 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 53 · Fair | 5:00 PM–6:00 PM | 3:54 AM–5:54 AM, 4:20 PM–6:20 PM | 11:46 AM–12:46 PM, 9:53 PM–10:53 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | 60 · Good | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:45 AM–6:45 AM, 5:11 PM–7:11 PM | 12:36 PM–1:36 PM, 10:47 PM–11:47 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 68 · Good | 6:00 AM–7:00 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 5:36 AM–7:36 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM | 1:21 PM–2:21 PM |
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Best daylight low tides in the next two weeks
The lowest water that falls between sunrise and sunset, for tide pooling and beachcombing.
- 0.6 ft at 3:00 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.6 ft at 4:33 PM on Sunday, October 11
- 0.6 ft at 2:22 PM on Friday, October 23
- 0.7 ft at 1:42 PM on Thursday, October 22
Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026
Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | H 7:20 AM 0.8 ftL 4:33 PM 0.6 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:03 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | H 7:33 AM 0.8 ftL 7:22 PM 0.6 ft | 7:26 AM / 7:02 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | H 7:58 AM 0.8 ftL 8:12 PM 0.6 ft | 7:27 AM / 7:01 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 8:36 AM 0.8 ftL 8:59 PM 0.6 ft | 7:28 AM / 7:00 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 9:28 AM 0.8 ftL 9:57 PM 0.6 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:59 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 10:22 AM 0.8 ftL 11:26 PM 0.6 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:58 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 11:10 AM 0.8 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:57 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | L 12:40 AM 0.6 ftH 11:55 AM 0.8 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:56 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | L 1:19 AM 0.6 ftH 12:42 PM 0.8 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:55 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | L 1:43 AM 0.6 ftH 4:22 PM 0.7 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:54 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 1:59 AM 0.6 ftH 5:11 PM 0.7 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:53 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 2:07 AM 0.6 ftH 11:09 AM 0.7 ftL 1:42 PM 0.7 ftH 5:58 PM 0.7 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:52 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 2:05 AM 0.6 ftH 7:46 AM 0.7 ftL 2:22 PM 0.6 ftH 7:16 PM 0.7 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:51 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 1:39 AM 0.7 ftH 6:42 AM 0.7 ftL 3:00 PM 0.6 ft | 7:34 AM / 6:50 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | H 6:21 AM 0.7 ftL 3:45 PM 0.6 ft | 7:34 AM / 6:49 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | H 6:25 AM 0.8 ftL 4:51 PM 0.5 ft | 7:35 AM / 6:48 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | H 6:47 AM 0.8 ftL 6:42 PM 0.5 ft | 7:36 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | H 7:26 AM 0.8 ftL 8:01 PM 0.5 ft | 7:36 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 8:29 AM 0.8 ftL 9:08 PM 0.5 ft | 7:37 AM / 6:46 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 9:49 AM 0.8 ftL 10:27 PM 0.5 ft | 7:38 AM / 6:45 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 10:56 AM 0.8 ft | 7:39 AM / 6:44 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | L 12:07 AM 0.5 ftH 10:52 AM 0.7 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | L 12:09 AM 0.5 ftH 11:46 AM 0.7 ft | 6:40 AM / 5:43 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | L 12:42 AM 0.5 ftH 3:09 PM 0.6 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:42 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | L 12:55 AM 0.5 ftH 4:19 PM 0.6 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:41 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | L 12:47 AM 0.5 ftH 6:18 AM 0.6 ftL 1:18 PM 0.5 ftH 5:21 PM 0.6 ft | 6:42 AM / 5:41 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 12:01 AM 0.5 ftH 5:29 AM 0.6 ftL 1:58 PM 0.5 ft | 6:43 AM / 5:40 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | H 5:17 AM 0.6 ftL 2:38 PM 0.5 ft | 6:44 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | H 5:20 AM 0.6 ftL 3:23 PM 0.4 ft | 6:44 AM / 5:39 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | H 5:33 AM 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM 0.4 ft | 6:45 AM / 5:38 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | H 5:54 AM 0.6 ftL 5:53 PM 0.4 ft | 6:46 AM / 5:38 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 Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Boat ramps
- Boat ramp 0.3 mi
- Kayak Launch 4.6 mi
Fishing piers and docks
- Fishing Pier 4.4 mi
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Aransas Wildlife Refuge
40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Atlantic Croaker, Spot Croaker, Hardhead Catfish. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 3239 records
- Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 3087 records
- Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 2762 records
- Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 2478 records
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 2166 records
- Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 2082 records
- Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 2081 records
- Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 1707 records
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 1602 records
- Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 1437 records
- Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 1242 records
- Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 1189 records
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 988 records
- Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 836 records
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 639 records
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 621 records
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 604 records
- Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 523 records
- Ladyfish Elops saurusSalt water · 520 records
- Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 518 records
- White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 516 records
- Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatulaBrackish water · 513 records
- Tidewater Silverside Menidia peninsulaeSalt water · 511 records
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 499 records
- Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 495 records
- Atlantic Stingray Hypanus sabinusSalt water · 484 records
- Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucasSalt water · 395 records
- Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 362 records
- Silver Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteusSalt water · 264 records
- Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemusSalt water · 175 records
- Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 156 records
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 151 records
- Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burtiSalt water · 145 records
- Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 129 records
- Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatusBrackish water · 127 records
- Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 118 records
- Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurusSalt water · 102 records
- Rainwater Killifish Lucania parvaSalt water · 92 records
- Rough Silverside Membras martinicaSalt water · 87 records
- Finescale Menhaden Brevoortia gunteriSalt water · 83 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 Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Aransas Wildlife Refuge gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.2 ft between a high and the next low.
The biggest swings in this window come around Wednesday, October 28, when the day's range reaches 0.3 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (0.3 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 0.0 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is 0.4 ft at 5:53 PM on Tuesday, November 10.
The highest predicted tide is 0.8 ft at 8:36 AM on Wednesday, October 14. Onshore wind or a storm can push the real water level above that.
This is a reference (harmonic) station: NOAA predicts its tides directly from years of measured water levels here, which makes it among the most reliable predictions on the coast.
Station details
- NOAA station ID: 8774230
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 28.2283, -96.7950
Nearby tide stations
- Seadrift 13 mi
- Copano Bay 16 mi
- Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay 16 mi
- Rockport 21 mi
- Barroom Bay 23 mi
- Bayside, Copano Bay 27 mi