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Copano Bay tide chart

Texas · near Lamar (2 mi) · NOAA station 8774513 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM4:30 AM · 0.4 ft2:54 PM · -0.1 ft0.4 ft
  • High 4:30 AM 0.4 ft
  • Low 2:54 PM -0.1 ft

Sunrise 7:27 AM · Sunset 7:04 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Copano Bay
88Excellent

Best times

7:00 PM–8:00 PM and 8:00 AM–9:00 AM

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 Copano Bay

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    Marine forecast: Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays

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    Marine radio: weather channels and VHF

    NOAA Weather Radio

    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KHB41, Rockport, TX (9 mi)
    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WXL26, Port O'Connor, TX (41 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

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 4:30 AM 0.4 ftL 2:54 PM -0.1 ft7:27 AM / 7:04 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12H 1:48 AM 0.4 ftL 3:30 PM -0.1 ft7:27 AM / 7:03 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13H 2:24 AM 0.4 ftL 4:06 PM -0.1 ft7:28 AM / 7:02 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14H 5:00 AM 0.4 ftL 4:48 PM -0.1 ft7:28 AM / 7:01 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15H 6:18 AM 0.4 ftL 5:48 PM 0.0 ft7:29 AM / 7:00 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16H 7:24 AM 0.4 ftL 7:12 PM 0.0 ft7:30 AM / 6:59 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17H 8:24 AM 0.4 ftL 8:36 PM 0.0 ft7:30 AM / 6:58 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Best fishing times at Copano 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 1188 · Excellent7:00 PM–8:00 PM, 8:00 AM–9:00 AM12:43 AM–2:43 AM, 1:05 PM–3:05 PM8:00 AM–9:00 AM, 7:05 PM–8:05 PM
    Mon Oct 1271 · Good7:00 PM–9:00 PM, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM1:28 AM–3:28 AM, 1:52 PM–3:52 PM8:58 AM–9:58 AM, 7:41 PM–8:41 PM
    Tue Oct 1353 · Fair10:00 AM–11:00 AM, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM2:16 AM–4:16 AM, 2:40 PM–4:40 PM9:56 AM–10:56 AM, 8:21 PM–9:21 PM
    Wed Oct 1439 · Fair11:00 AM–12:00 PM3:05 AM–5:05 AM, 3:30 PM–5:30 PM10:53 AM–11:53 AM, 9:06 PM–10:06 PM
    Thu Oct 1528 · Slow3:55 AM–5:55 AM, 4:21 PM–6:21 PM11:47 AM–12:47 PM, 9:55 PM–10:55 PM
    Fri Oct 1632 · Slow6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:46 AM–6:46 AM, 5:12 PM–7:12 PM12:37 PM–1:37 PM, 10:48 PM–11:48 PM
    Sat Oct 1744 · Fair6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM5:37 AM–7:37 AM, 6:01 PM–8:01 PM1:22 PM–2:22 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. -0.1 ft at 3:30 PM on Monday, October 12
    2. -0.1 ft at 4:06 PM on Tuesday, October 13
    3. -0.1 ft at 2:54 PM on Sunday, October 11
    4. -0.1 ft at 4:48 PM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 0.0 ft at 5:48 PM on Thursday, October 15
    6. 0.1 ft at 1:18 PM on Saturday, October 24

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 4:30 AM 0.4 ftL 2:54 PM -0.1 ft7:27 AM / 7:04 PM
    Mon Oct 12H 1:48 AM 0.4 ftL 3:30 PM -0.1 ft7:27 AM / 7:03 PM
    Tue Oct 13H 2:24 AM 0.4 ftL 4:06 PM -0.1 ft7:28 AM / 7:02 PM
    Wed Oct 14H 5:00 AM 0.4 ftL 4:48 PM -0.1 ft7:28 AM / 7:01 PM
    Thu Oct 15H 6:18 AM 0.4 ftL 5:48 PM 0.0 ft7:29 AM / 7:00 PM
    Fri Oct 16H 7:24 AM 0.4 ftL 7:12 PM 0.0 ft7:30 AM / 6:59 PM
    Sat Oct 17H 8:24 AM 0.4 ftL 8:36 PM 0.0 ft7:30 AM / 6:58 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 9:24 AM 0.4 ftL 9:18 PM 0.0 ft7:31 AM / 6:57 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 9:54 AM 0.4 ftL 9:42 PM 0.0 ft7:31 AM / 6:56 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 9:06 AM 0.3 ftL 10:00 PM 0.0 ft7:32 AM / 6:55 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 8:12 AM 0.3 ftL 10:12 PM 0.1 ft7:33 AM / 6:54 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 7:12 AM 0.3 ftL 10:24 PM 0.1 ft7:33 AM / 6:53 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 5:24 AM 0.3 ftL 1:12 PM 0.1 ft7:34 AM / 6:52 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 4:36 AM 0.3 ftL 1:18 PM 0.1 ft7:35 AM / 6:51 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 4:12 AM 0.3 ftL 1:36 PM 0.0 ft7:35 AM / 6:50 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 4:00 AM 0.4 ftL 2:06 PM -0.1 ft7:36 AM / 6:49 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 2:42 PM -0.1 ft7:37 AM / 6:48 PM
    Wed Oct 28H 5:00 AM 0.4 ftL 3:36 PM -0.1 ft7:37 AM / 6:48 PM
    Thu Oct 29H 6:06 AM 0.5 ftL 4:42 PM -0.1 ft7:38 AM / 6:47 PM
    Fri Oct 30H 7:12 AM 0.5 ftL 6:00 PM -0.1 ft7:39 AM / 6:46 PM
    Sat Oct 31H 8:18 AM 0.5 ftL 7:30 PM -0.1 ft7:39 AM / 6:45 PM
    Sun Nov 1H 8:24 AM 0.5 ftL 7:42 PM 0.0 ft6:40 AM / 5:45 PM
    Mon Nov 2H 9:36 AM 0.4 ftL 8:24 PM 0.0 ft6:41 AM / 5:44 PM
    Tue Nov 3H 10:54 AM 0.3 ftL 8:54 PM 0.1 ft6:41 AM / 5:43 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 6:12 AM 0.2 ftL 9:36 AM 0.2 ftH 12:54 PM 0.2 ftL 9:12 PM 0.1 ft6:42 AM / 5:42 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 3:18 AM 0.2 ftL 10:42 AM 0.1 ft6:43 AM / 5:42 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 2:12 AM 0.3 ftL 11:30 AM 0.0 ft6:44 AM / 5:41 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 1:48 AM 0.4 ftL 12:06 PM -0.1 ft6:44 AM / 5:40 PM
    Sun Nov 8H 1:30 AM 0.4 ftL 12:42 PM -0.1 ft6:45 AM / 5:40 PM
    Mon Nov 9H 1:00 AM 0.4 ftL 1:18 PM -0.1 ft6:46 AM / 5:39 PM
    Tue Nov 10H 1:06 AM 0.4 ftL 2:06 PM -0.1 ft6:47 AM / 5:39 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 Copano Bay

    Boat ramps

    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Copano Bay

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

    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 4836 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 4383 records
    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 3822 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 3540 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 3377 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 2999 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 2392 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 2290 records
    • Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 2026 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 1985 records
    • Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 1713 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 1533 records
    • Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 1493 records
    • Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 1234 records
    • Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianumSalt water · 1215 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 1172 records
    • Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 1008 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 1005 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 941 records
    • Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 829 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 829 records
    • Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatulaBrackish water · 804 records
    • White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 792 records
    • Ladyfish Elops saurusSalt water · 512 records
    • Atlantic Stingray Hypanus sabinusSalt water · 511 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 504 records
    • Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burtiSalt water · 451 records
    • Silver Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteusSalt water · 444 records
    • Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemusSalt water · 414 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 381 records
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 332 records
    • Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 310 records
    • Gulf Toadfish Opsanus betaSalt water · 306 records
    • Bighead Searobin Prionotus tribulusSalt water · 260 records
    • Largehead Hairtail Trichiurus lepturusSalt water · 253 records
    • Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenenseSalt water · 233 records
    • Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatusBrackish water · 217 records
    • Diamond Killifish Fundulus xenicusSalt water · 216 records
    • Bull Shark Carcharhinus leucasSalt water · 211 records
    • Fringed Flounder Etropus crossotusSalt water · 203 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 Copano Bay

    Copano Bay gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 0.4 ft between a high and the next low.

    The biggest swings in this window come around Monday, November 9, when the day's range reaches 0.5 ft, and again around Wednesday, October 28 (0.5 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 Wednesday, November 4, with only 0.1 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 1:18 PM on Monday, November 9. There are 17 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 0.5 ft at 7:12 AM on Friday, October 30. 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.

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