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Freeport Harbor tide chart

Texas · near Surfside Beach (1 mi) · NOAA station 8772440 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM3:05 AM · 1.5 ft10:00 AM · 0.4 ft5:51 PM · 2.1 ft2.1 ft
  • High 3:05 AM 1.5 ft
  • Low 10:00 AM 0.4 ft
  • High 5:51 PM 2.1 ft

Sunrise 7:20 AM · Sunset 6:57 PM · New moon (0%)

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Freeport Harbor
85Excellent

Best times

1:00 PM–3:00 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 Freeport Harbor

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 3:05 AM 1.5 ftL 10:00 AM 0.4 ftH 5:51 PM 2.1 ft7:20 AM / 6:57 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 10:28 AM 0.3 ftH 6:49 PM 2.2 ft7:21 AM / 6:56 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 10:59 AM 0.3 ftH 7:50 PM 2.2 ft7:22 AM / 6:54 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 11:34 AM 0.3 ftH 8:57 PM 2.1 ft7:22 AM / 6:53 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 12:16 PM 0.3 ftH 10:16 PM 2.1 ft7:23 AM / 6:52 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16L 1:06 PM 0.4 ftH 11:32 PM 2.1 ft7:23 AM / 6:51 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17L 2:06 PM 0.5 ft7:24 AM / 6:50 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Tidal currents near Freeport Harbor

    From NOAA's current predictions for Surfside Bridge at 15 ft depth, 1.0 miles away. Slack is when the current turns and the water is calmest; flood runs in with the rising tide and ebb runs out with the falling tide. Times are the peak of each run, in knots. The flood runs toward the NE (42°) and the ebb toward the SW (222°). The strongest current this week is 1.9 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Ebb 12:20 AM 0.3 knSlack 1:57 AMFlood 3:11 AM 0.2 knSlack 4:20 AMEbb 9:41 AM 1.5 knSlack 1:45 PMFlood 4:48 PM 1.8 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 12:03 AMEbb 1:35 AM 0.2 knSlack 3:07 AMEbb 9:20 AM 1.7 knSlack 2:27 PMFlood 5:36 PM 1.9 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 1:50 AMEbb 9:35 AM 1.7 knSlack 3:12 PMFlood 6:26 PM 1.7 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 3:37 AMEbb 10:05 AM 1.6 knSlack 4:01 PMFlood 7:25 PM 1.5 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 4:46 AMEbb 10:44 AM 1.5 knSlack 4:57 PMFlood 8:43 PM 1.3 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 5:35 AMEbb 11:34 AM 1.4 knSlack 5:58 PMFlood 10:07 PM 1.2 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 6:17 AMEbb 12:35 PM 1.2 knSlack 6:57 PMFlood 11:01 PM 1.2 kn

    Current predictions can differ a lot over short distances: check the station location on NOAA before planning a passage.

    Best fishing times at Freeport Harbor

    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 1185 · Excellent1:00 PM–3:00 PM12:36 AM–2:36 AM, 12:58 PM–2:58 PM7:54 AM–8:54 AM, 6:57 PM–7:57 PM
    Mon Oct 1281 · Excellent2:00 PM–3:00 PM1:21 AM–3:21 AM, 1:45 PM–3:45 PM8:53 AM–9:53 AM, 7:32 PM–8:32 PM
    Tue Oct 1369 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:09 AM–4:09 AM, 2:33 PM–4:33 PM9:51 AM–10:51 AM, 8:12 PM–9:12 PM
    Wed Oct 1459 · Good4:00 PM–5:00 PM2:58 AM–4:58 AM, 3:23 PM–5:23 PM10:48 AM–11:48 AM, 8:56 PM–9:56 PM
    Thu Oct 1553 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:48 AM–5:48 AM, 4:14 PM–6:14 PM11:42 AM–12:42 PM, 9:45 PM–10:45 PM
    Fri Oct 1659 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:39 AM–6:39 AM, 5:04 PM–7:04 PM12:32 PM–1:32 PM, 10:38 PM–11:38 PM
    Sat Oct 1767 · Good6:00 PM–8:00 PM5:29 AM–7:29 AM, 5:54 PM–7:54 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. 0.3 ft at 10:59 AM on Tuesday, October 13
    2. 0.3 ft at 11:34 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    3. 0.3 ft at 12:16 PM on Thursday, October 15
    4. 0.3 ft at 10:28 AM on Monday, October 12
    5. 0.4 ft at 1:06 PM on Friday, October 16
    6. 0.4 ft at 10:00 AM 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 11H 3:05 AM 1.5 ftL 10:00 AM 0.4 ftH 5:51 PM 2.1 ft7:20 AM / 6:57 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 10:28 AM 0.3 ftH 6:49 PM 2.2 ft7:21 AM / 6:56 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 10:59 AM 0.3 ftH 7:50 PM 2.2 ft7:22 AM / 6:54 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 11:34 AM 0.3 ftH 8:57 PM 2.1 ft7:22 AM / 6:53 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 12:16 PM 0.3 ftH 10:16 PM 2.1 ft7:23 AM / 6:52 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 1:06 PM 0.4 ftH 11:32 PM 2.1 ft7:23 AM / 6:51 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 2:06 PM 0.5 ft7:24 AM / 6:50 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 12:27 AM 2.1 ftL 3:16 PM 0.5 ft7:25 AM / 6:49 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 1:01 AM 2.1 ftL 4:30 PM 0.6 ft7:25 AM / 6:48 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 1:22 AM 2.0 ftL 5:40 PM 0.7 ft7:26 AM / 6:47 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 1:38 AM 1.9 ftL 8:39 AM 1.3 ftH 12:00 PM 1.4 ftL 6:44 PM 0.8 ft7:27 AM / 6:46 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 1:50 AM 1.9 ftL 8:23 AM 1.2 ftH 1:25 PM 1.6 ftL 7:46 PM 0.9 ft7:27 AM / 6:45 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 2:00 AM 1.7 ftL 8:21 AM 1.0 ftH 2:33 PM 1.8 ftL 8:49 PM 1.1 ft7:28 AM / 6:44 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 2:08 AM 1.6 ftL 8:30 AM 0.7 ftH 3:35 PM 2.0 ftL 9:58 PM 1.3 ft7:29 AM / 6:43 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 2:12 AM 1.6 ftL 8:52 AM 0.4 ftH 4:34 PM 2.2 ftL 11:18 PM 1.5 ft7:29 AM / 6:42 PM
    Mon Oct 26H 2:06 AM 1.5 ftL 9:22 AM 0.1 ftH 5:34 PM 2.4 ft7:30 AM / 6:42 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 10:01 AM -0.1 ftH 6:37 PM 2.5 ft7:31 AM / 6:41 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 10:47 AM -0.2 ftH 7:47 PM 2.5 ft7:31 AM / 6:40 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 11:39 AM -0.2 ftH 9:03 PM 2.5 ft7:32 AM / 6:39 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 12:39 PM -0.2 ftH 10:22 PM 2.4 ft7:33 AM / 6:38 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 1:48 PM -0.1 ftH 11:30 PM 2.3 ft7:34 AM / 6:37 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 2:06 PM 0.1 ftH 11:17 PM 2.2 ft6:34 AM / 5:37 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 3:31 PM 0.4 ftH 11:45 PM 2.0 ft6:35 AM / 5:36 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 6:26 AM 1.4 ftH 9:34 AM 1.5 ftL 4:57 PM 0.6 ft6:36 AM / 5:35 PM
    Wed Nov 4H 12:02 AM 1.8 ftL 6:26 AM 1.1 ftH 11:37 AM 1.6 ftL 6:19 PM 0.9 ft6:37 AM / 5:34 PM
    Thu Nov 5H 12:12 AM 1.6 ftL 6:43 AM 0.8 ftH 1:10 PM 1.8 ftL 7:37 PM 1.1 ft6:37 AM / 5:34 PM
    Fri Nov 6H 12:18 AM 1.5 ftL 7:07 AM 0.6 ftH 2:24 PM 2.0 ftL 8:55 PM 1.3 ft6:38 AM / 5:33 PM
    Sat Nov 7H 12:19 AM 1.5 ftL 7:33 AM 0.3 ftH 3:25 PM 2.1 ft6:39 AM / 5:32 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 8:00 AM 0.2 ftH 4:19 PM 2.2 ft6:40 AM / 5:32 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 8:29 AM 0.1 ftH 5:07 PM 2.2 ft6:40 AM / 5:31 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 8:59 AM 0.1 ftH 5:55 PM 2.2 ft6:41 AM / 5:31 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 Freeport Harbor

    Beaches

    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 Freeport Harbor

    40 kinds of fish, sharks and rays have been recorded within 15 km (about 9 miles) of this spot, most often Blackedge Cusk-eel, Crested Cusk-eel, Guachanche Barracuda. The bar shows how many records each has.

    • Blackedge Cusk-eel Lepophidium brevibarbeSalt water · 122 records
    • Crested Cusk-eel Ophidion josephiSalt water · 116 records
    • Guachanche Barracuda Sphyraena guachanchoSalt water · 111 records
    • Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovaeSalt water · 79 records
    • Silver Anchovy Engraulis eurystoleSalt water · 72 records
    • Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianaeSalt water · 70 records
    • Round Sardinella Sardinella auritaSalt water · 57 records
    • Horned Searobin Bellator militarisSalt water · 56 records
    • Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburoSalt water · 39 records
    • Atlantic Stingray Hypanus sabinusSalt water · 39 records
    • Bluntnose Jack Hemicaranx amblyrhynchusSalt water · 36 records
    • Mottled Cusk-eel Lepophidium jeannaeSalt water · 32 records
    • Round Scad Decapterus punctatusSalt water · 31 records
    • Antenna Codlet Bregmaceros atlanticusSalt water · 26 records
    • King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavallaSalt water · 24 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 23 records
    • Shrimp Eel Ophichthus gomesiiSalt water · 23 records
    • Roundel Skate Raja texanaSalt water · 23 records
    • Southern Stargazer Astroscopus y-graecumSalt water · 22 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 22 records
    • Yellow Conger Rhynchoconger flavusSalt water · 21 records
    • Spiny Flounder Engyophrys sentaSalt water · 21 records
    • Scaled Herring Harengula jaguanaSalt water · 21 records
    • Lined Seahorse Hippocampus erectusSalt water · 21 records
    • Blotched Cusk-eel Ophidion grayiSalt water · 20 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 20 records
    • Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinnaSalt water · 20 records
    • Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 19 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 19 records
    • Tidewater Mojarra Eucinostomus harengulusSalt water · 18 records
    • West Atlantic Round Herring Etrumeus sadinaSalt water · 18 records
    • Big-eye Frogfish Fowlerichthys radiosusSalt water · 18 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 17 records
    • Atlantic Midshipman Porichthys plectrodonSalt water · 16 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 16 records
    • Flagfin Mojarra Eucinostomus melanopterusSalt water · 15 records
    • Highfin Goby Gobionellus oceanicusSalt water · 15 records
    • Ragged Goby Bollmannia communisSalt water · 15 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 15 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 15 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 Freeport Harbor

    Freeport Harbor gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.4 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 2.7 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (2.1 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 0.8 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.2 ft at 11:39 AM 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 2.5 ft at 7:47 PM on Wednesday, October 28. 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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