Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel tide chart
Texas · near Houston (1 mi) · NOAA station 8770542 · times in local time (CDT)
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Tides today, Sunday, October 11
- Low 4:15 AM 1.3 ft
- High 8:32 AM 1.6 ft
- Low 3:49 PM 0.5 ft
- High 11:01 PM 1.9 ft
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Sunrise 7:21 AM · Sunset 6:56 PM · New moon (0%)
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Fishing forecast
Hour by hour at Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship ChannelBest times
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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
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Weather and conditions at Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel
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NOAA Weather Radio
- 162.475 MHz WX3 WZ2572, Richmond, TX (28 mi)
- 162.400 MHz WX2 KGG68, Tomball, TX (30 mi)
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Tide times this week
| Day | High and low tides | Sunrise / sunset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Oct 11 | L 4:15 AM 1.3 ftH 8:32 AM 1.6 ftL 3:49 PM 0.5 ftH 11:01 PM 1.9 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:56 PM | New moon (0%) |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 5:17 AM 1.5 ftH 8:22 AM 1.6 ftL 4:08 PM 0.4 ftH 11:50 PM 2.0 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:55 PM | New moon (2%) |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 4:38 PM 0.3 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:54 PM | Waxing crescent (6%) |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 12:47 AM 2.1 ftL 5:25 PM 0.3 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:53 PM | Waxing crescent (12%) |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 1:56 AM 2.1 ftL 6:33 PM 0.3 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:52 PM | Waxing crescent (20%) |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 4:11 AM 2.1 ftL 7:44 PM 0.3 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:51 PM | Waxing crescent (29%) |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 5:33 AM 2.1 ftL 8:57 PM 0.3 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:50 PM | First quarter (39%) |
Best fishing times at Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel
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 | 83 · Excellent | 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 12:36 AM–2:36 AM, 12:58 PM–2:58 PM | 7:55 AM–8:55 AM, 6:56 PM–7:56 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | 70 · Good | 7:00 PM–8:00 PM | 1:21 AM–3:21 AM, 1:45 PM–3:45 PM | 8:55 AM–9:55 AM, 7:31 PM–8:31 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | 55 · Good | 7:00 PM–9:00 PM | 2:09 AM–4:09 AM, 2:33 PM–4:33 PM | 9:53 AM–10:53 AM, 8:10 PM–9:10 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | 41 · Fair | 9:00 PM–10:00 PM | 2:58 AM–4:58 AM, 3:23 PM–5:23 PM | 10:50 AM–11:50 AM, 8:54 PM–9:54 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | 31 · Slow | 3:48 AM–5:48 AM, 4:14 PM–6:14 PM | 11:45 AM–12:45 PM, 9:43 PM–10:43 PM | |
| Fri Oct 16 | 35 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM | 4:39 AM–6:39 AM, 5:05 PM–7:05 PM | 12:35 PM–1:35 PM, 10:36 PM–11:36 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | 45 · Fair | 6:00 PM–7:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM | 5:30 AM–7:30 AM, 5:54 PM–7:54 PM | 1:19 PM–2:19 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.
- 0.3 ft at 6:33 PM on Thursday, October 15
- 0.3 ft at 5:25 PM on Wednesday, October 14
- 0.3 ft at 4:38 PM on Tuesday, October 13
- 0.4 ft at 4:08 PM on Monday, October 12
- 0.5 ft at 2:18 PM on Saturday, October 24
- 0.5 ft at 3:49 PM on Sunday, October 11
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 | L 4:15 AM 1.3 ftH 8:32 AM 1.6 ftL 3:49 PM 0.5 ftH 11:01 PM 1.9 ft | 7:21 AM / 6:56 PM |
| Mon Oct 12 | L 5:17 AM 1.5 ftH 8:22 AM 1.6 ftL 4:08 PM 0.4 ftH 11:50 PM 2.0 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:55 PM |
| Tue Oct 13 | L 4:38 PM 0.3 ft | 7:22 AM / 6:54 PM |
| Wed Oct 14 | H 12:47 AM 2.1 ftL 5:25 PM 0.3 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:53 PM |
| Thu Oct 15 | H 1:56 AM 2.1 ftL 6:33 PM 0.3 ft | 7:23 AM / 6:52 PM |
| Fri Oct 16 | H 4:11 AM 2.1 ftL 7:44 PM 0.3 ft | 7:24 AM / 6:51 PM |
| Sat Oct 17 | H 5:33 AM 2.1 ftL 8:57 PM 0.3 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:50 PM |
| Sun Oct 18 | H 6:17 AM 2.2 ftL 10:16 PM 0.3 ft | 7:25 AM / 6:49 PM |
| Mon Oct 19 | H 6:48 AM 2.1 ftL 11:22 PM 0.4 ft | 7:26 AM / 6:48 PM |
| Tue Oct 20 | H 7:04 AM 2.0 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:47 PM |
| Wed Oct 21 | L 12:16 AM 0.5 ftH 7:12 AM 1.9 ftL 2:10 PM 1.2 ftH 6:32 PM 1.4 ft | 7:27 AM / 6:46 PM |
| Thu Oct 22 | L 1:04 AM 0.7 ftH 7:19 AM 1.8 ftL 2:00 PM 1.0 ftH 7:36 PM 1.6 ft | 7:28 AM / 6:45 PM |
| Fri Oct 23 | L 1:52 AM 0.9 ftH 7:25 AM 1.7 ftL 2:04 PM 0.7 ftH 8:34 PM 1.7 ft | 7:29 AM / 6:44 PM |
| Sat Oct 24 | L 2:38 AM 1.1 ftH 7:20 AM 1.6 ftL 2:18 PM 0.5 ftH 9:20 PM 1.9 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:43 PM |
| Sun Oct 25 | L 3:25 AM 1.3 ftH 7:14 AM 1.6 ftL 2:40 PM 0.2 ftH 10:00 PM 2.0 ft | 7:30 AM / 6:42 PM |
| Mon Oct 26 | L 4:14 AM 1.5 ftH 7:18 AM 1.6 ftL 3:09 PM 0.0 ftH 10:44 PM 2.2 ft | 7:31 AM / 6:41 PM |
| Tue Oct 27 | L 3:45 PM -0.1 ftH 11:38 PM 2.2 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:40 PM |
| Wed Oct 28 | L 4:32 PM -0.2 ft | 7:32 AM / 6:39 PM |
| Thu Oct 29 | H 12:47 AM 2.2 ftL 5:35 PM -0.2 ft | 7:33 AM / 6:38 PM |
| Fri Oct 30 | H 4:50 AM 2.1 ftL 6:50 PM -0.2 ft | 7:34 AM / 6:37 PM |
| Sat Oct 31 | H 5:58 AM 2.2 ftL 8:03 PM -0.1 ft | 7:35 AM / 6:36 PM |
| Sun Nov 1 | H 5:39 AM 2.1 ftL 8:16 PM 0.1 ft | 6:35 AM / 5:36 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | H 6:04 AM 2.0 ftL 9:33 PM 0.3 ft | 6:36 AM / 5:35 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | H 5:58 AM 1.9 ftL 1:33 PM 1.3 ftH 3:45 PM 1.3 ftL 10:42 PM 0.5 ft | 6:37 AM / 5:34 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | H 5:34 AM 1.7 ftL 12:50 PM 1.0 ftH 5:20 PM 1.4 ftL 11:44 PM 0.8 ft | 6:38 AM / 5:33 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | H 5:36 AM 1.7 ftL 1:04 PM 0.7 ftH 6:47 PM 1.5 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:33 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | L 12:46 AM 1.0 ftH 5:44 AM 1.6 ftL 1:23 PM 0.5 ftH 8:09 PM 1.6 ft | 6:39 AM / 5:32 PM |
| Sat Nov 7 | L 1:48 AM 1.2 ftH 5:47 AM 1.5 ftL 1:41 PM 0.3 ftH 8:57 PM 1.7 ft | 6:40 AM / 5:31 PM |
| Sun Nov 8 | L 2:49 AM 1.4 ftH 5:33 AM 1.5 ftL 1:56 PM 0.2 ftH 9:32 PM 1.8 ft | 6:41 AM / 5:31 PM |
| Mon Nov 9 | L 2:16 PM 0.1 ftH 10:09 PM 1.9 ft | 6:42 AM / 5:30 PM |
| Tue Nov 10 | L 2:43 PM 0.0 ftH 10:58 PM 2.0 ft | 6:43 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 Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel
Fishing piers and docks
Distances from the tide station. Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors; links open in Google Maps.
Fish in the waters around Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel
27 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Red Drum, Black Drum, Blue Catfish. The bar shows how many records each has.
- Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 106 records
- Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 82 records
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatusBrackish water · 73 records
- Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 64 records
- Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinisBrackish water · 63 records
- Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 58 records
- Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 50 records
- Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 46 records
- Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 46 records
- Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 36 records
- Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 35 records
- Common Carp Cyprinus carpioBrackish water · 35 records
- Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 33 records
- Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 33 records
- Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 32 records
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idellaBrackish water · 31 records
- Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatulaBrackish water · 28 records
- Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 27 records
- Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatusSalt water · 24 records
- Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 23 records
- Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 22 records
- Fat Sleeper Dormitator maculatusSalt water · 21 records
- Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 20 records
- Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 19 records
- Star Drum Stellifer lanceolatusSalt water · 16 records
- Rio Grande Longear Sunfish Lepomis aquilensis14 records
- Lined Sole Achirus lineatusSalt water · 14 records
Fresh water nearby · 13 species
Rivers, creeks and ponds within 15 km, not the tidal water itself.
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoidesFresh water · 587 records
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatusFresh water · 146 records
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirusFresh water · 42 records
- Rio Grande Cichlid Herichthys cyanoguttatusFresh water · 28 records
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularisFresh water · 26 records
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensisFresh water · 21 records
- Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venustaFresh water · 20 records
- Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivarisFresh water · 17 records
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniensFresh water · 16 records
- Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanusFresh water · 16 records
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilaxFresh water · 14 records
- White Bass Morone chrysopsFresh water · 14 records
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosusFresh water · 13 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 Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel
Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.3 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 2.4 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (1.9 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 Thursday, November 5, with only 0.9 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.
The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 5:35 PM on Thursday, October 29. There are 5 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 2.2 ft at 11:38 PM on Tuesday, October 27. 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: 8770542
- Type: reference (harmonic)
- Location: 29.7619, -95.3443