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Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier) tide chart

Texas · Port Aransas · NOAA station 8775270 · times in local time (CDT)

Tides today, Sunday, October 11

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM1:59 AM · 1.9 ft9:31 AM · 0.7 ft5:52 PM · 2.6 ft2.6 ft
  • High 1:59 AM 1.9 ft
  • Low 9:31 AM 0.7 ft
  • High 5:52 PM 2.6 ft

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

Fishing forecast

Hour by hour at Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier)
84Excellent

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 Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier)

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    Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

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    • 162.550 MHz WX1 KHB41, Rockport, TX (13 mi)
    • 162.475 MHz WX3 WXL26, Port O'Connor, TX (56 mi)

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    Tide times this week

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunsetMoon
    Sun Oct 11H 1:59 AM 1.9 ftL 9:31 AM 0.7 ftH 5:52 PM 2.6 ft7:27 AM / 7:04 PMNew moon (0%)
    Mon Oct 12L 10:04 AM 0.6 ftH 6:57 PM 2.7 ft7:27 AM / 7:03 PMNew moon (2%)
    Tue Oct 13L 10:41 AM 0.6 ftH 8:04 PM 2.7 ft7:28 AM / 7:02 PMWaxing crescent (6%)
    Wed Oct 14L 11:22 AM 0.6 ftH 9:18 PM 2.6 ft7:28 AM / 7:01 PMWaxing crescent (12%)
    Thu Oct 15L 12:09 PM 0.6 ftH 10:40 PM 2.5 ft7:29 AM / 7:00 PMWaxing crescent (20%)
    Fri Oct 16L 1:03 PM 0.5 ftH 11:55 PM 2.4 ft7:29 AM / 6:59 PMWaxing crescent (29%)
    Sat Oct 17L 2:04 PM 0.5 ft7:30 AM / 6:58 PMFirst quarter (39%)

    Tidal currents near Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier)

    From NOAA's current predictions for Utsmi Research Pier (midchannel) at 20 ft depth, 0.8 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 WNW (300°) and the ebb toward the ESE (122°). The strongest current this week is 3.1 knots.

    DaySlack water and peak currents
    Sun Oct 11Slack 2:23 AMSlack 3:34 AMEbb 10:01 AM 2.4 knSlack 2:03 PMFlood 6:14 PM 2.7 kn
    Mon Oct 12Slack 3:02 AMEbb 10:20 AM 2.8 knSlack 2:45 PMFlood 6:57 PM 3.0 kn
    Tue Oct 13Slack 3:48 AMEbb 10:44 AM 3.0 knSlack 3:28 PMFlood 7:39 PM 3.0 kn
    Wed Oct 14Slack 4:40 AMEbb 11:14 AM 3.1 knSlack 4:15 PMFlood 8:25 PM 2.9 kn
    Thu Oct 15Slack 5:38 AMEbb 11:51 AM 3.1 knSlack 5:06 PMFlood 9:27 PM 2.7 kn
    Fri Oct 16Slack 6:38 AMEbb 12:34 PM 3.0 knSlack 6:01 PMFlood 11:01 PM 2.5 kn
    Sat Oct 17Slack 7:33 AMEbb 1:25 PM 2.8 knSlack 7:00 PM

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

    Best fishing times at Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier)

    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 1184 · Excellent1:00 PM–3:00 PM12:43 AM–2:43 AM, 1:05 PM–3:05 PM8:00 AM–9:00 AM, 7:06 PM–8:06 PM
    Mon Oct 1282 · Excellent2:00 PM–4:00 PM1:29 AM–3:29 AM, 1:52 PM–3:52 PM8:58 AM–9:58 AM, 7:42 PM–8:42 PM
    Tue Oct 1372 · Good3:00 PM–4:00 PM2:16 AM–4:16 AM, 2:40 PM–4:40 PM9:55 AM–10:55 AM, 8:22 PM–9:22 PM
    Wed Oct 1461 · Good4:00 PM–5:00 PM3:05 AM–5:05 AM, 3:30 PM–5:30 PM10:52 AM–11:52 AM, 9:06 PM–10:06 PM
    Thu Oct 1553 · Fair5:00 PM–6:00 PM3:55 AM–5:55 AM, 4:21 PM–6:21 PM11:46 AM–12:46 PM, 9:56 PM–10:56 PM
    Fri Oct 1658 · Good6:00 PM–7:00 PM4:46 AM–6:46 AM, 5:12 PM–7:12 PM12:36 PM–1:36 PM, 10:49 PM–11:49 PM
    Sat Oct 1766 · Good6:00 PM–8:00 PM, 6:00 AM–7:00 AM5:37 AM–7:37 AM, 6:01 PM–8:01 PM1:21 PM–2:21 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. 0.5 ft at 1:03 PM on Friday, October 16
    2. 0.5 ft at 2:04 PM on Saturday, October 17
    3. 0.6 ft at 12:09 PM on Thursday, October 15
    4. 0.6 ft at 11:22 AM on Wednesday, October 14
    5. 0.6 ft at 3:09 PM on Sunday, October 18
    6. 0.6 ft at 10:41 AM on Tuesday, October 13

    Tide table: October 11 to November 10, 2026

    Full 2026 tide table Full 2027 tide table

    DayHigh and low tidesSunrise / sunset
    Sun Oct 11H 1:59 AM 1.9 ftL 9:31 AM 0.7 ftH 5:52 PM 2.6 ft7:27 AM / 7:04 PM
    Mon Oct 12L 10:04 AM 0.6 ftH 6:57 PM 2.7 ft7:27 AM / 7:03 PM
    Tue Oct 13L 10:41 AM 0.6 ftH 8:04 PM 2.7 ft7:28 AM / 7:02 PM
    Wed Oct 14L 11:22 AM 0.6 ftH 9:18 PM 2.6 ft7:28 AM / 7:01 PM
    Thu Oct 15L 12:09 PM 0.6 ftH 10:40 PM 2.5 ft7:29 AM / 7:00 PM
    Fri Oct 16L 1:03 PM 0.5 ftH 11:55 PM 2.4 ft7:29 AM / 6:59 PM
    Sat Oct 17L 2:04 PM 0.5 ft7:30 AM / 6:58 PM
    Sun Oct 18H 12:47 AM 2.3 ftL 3:09 PM 0.6 ft7:31 AM / 6:57 PM
    Mon Oct 19H 1:18 AM 2.1 ftL 4:13 PM 0.6 ft7:31 AM / 6:56 PM
    Tue Oct 20H 1:31 AM 2.0 ftL 5:15 PM 0.7 ft7:32 AM / 6:55 PM
    Wed Oct 21H 1:35 AM 1.9 ftL 7:53 AM 1.5 ftH 11:07 AM 1.6 ftL 6:15 PM 0.9 ft7:32 AM / 6:54 PM
    Thu Oct 22H 1:34 AM 1.8 ftL 7:32 AM 1.3 ftH 1:09 PM 1.7 ftL 7:17 PM 1.2 ft7:33 AM / 6:53 PM
    Fri Oct 23H 1:29 AM 1.8 ftL 7:41 AM 1.1 ftH 2:33 PM 2.0 ftL 8:25 PM 1.5 ft7:34 AM / 6:52 PM
    Sat Oct 24H 1:21 AM 1.8 ftL 8:03 AM 0.9 ftH 3:45 PM 2.4 ftL 9:45 PM 1.8 ft7:34 AM / 6:51 PM
    Sun Oct 25H 1:02 AM 1.9 ftL 8:31 AM 0.7 ftH 4:51 PM 2.6 ft7:35 AM / 6:51 PM
    Mon Oct 26L 9:07 AM 0.4 ftH 5:57 PM 2.9 ft7:36 AM / 6:50 PM
    Tue Oct 27L 9:48 AM 0.2 ftH 7:05 PM 3.0 ft7:36 AM / 6:49 PM
    Wed Oct 28L 10:36 AM 0.1 ftH 8:19 PM 3.0 ft7:37 AM / 6:48 PM
    Thu Oct 29L 11:29 AM -0.1 ftH 9:34 PM 2.9 ft7:38 AM / 6:47 PM
    Fri Oct 30L 12:27 PM -0.1 ftH 10:44 PM 2.8 ft7:38 AM / 6:47 PM
    Sat Oct 31L 1:30 PM 0.0 ftH 11:39 PM 2.6 ft7:39 AM / 6:46 PM
    Sun Nov 1L 1:38 PM 0.1 ftH 11:14 PM 2.3 ft6:40 AM / 5:45 PM
    Mon Nov 2L 2:48 PM 0.3 ftH 11:34 PM 2.0 ft6:40 AM / 5:44 PM
    Tue Nov 3L 4:03 PM 0.7 ftH 11:41 PM 1.8 ft6:41 AM / 5:44 PM
    Wed Nov 4L 5:53 AM 1.2 ftH 11:09 AM 1.6 ftL 5:20 PM 1.0 ftH 11:40 PM 1.7 ft6:42 AM / 5:43 PM
    Thu Nov 5L 6:05 AM 0.9 ftH 1:01 PM 1.8 ftL 6:43 PM 1.4 ftH 11:30 PM 1.6 ft6:43 AM / 5:42 PM
    Fri Nov 6L 6:29 AM 0.7 ftH 2:22 PM 2.1 ftL 8:21 PM 1.6 ftH 11:05 PM 1.7 ft6:43 AM / 5:42 PM
    Sat Nov 7L 6:59 AM 0.5 ftH 3:28 PM 2.4 ft6:44 AM / 5:41 PM
    Sun Nov 8L 7:30 AM 0.3 ftH 4:25 PM 2.5 ft6:45 AM / 5:40 PM
    Mon Nov 9L 8:04 AM 0.2 ftH 5:18 PM 2.6 ft6:46 AM / 5:40 PM
    Tue Nov 10L 8:40 AM 0.2 ftH 6:12 PM 2.6 ft6:46 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 Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier)

    Beaches

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    Fishing piers and docks

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

    Fish in the waters around Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier)

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

    • Pinfish Lagodon rhomboidesSalt water · 3671 records
    • Spot Croaker Leiostomus xanthurusSalt water · 3114 records
    • Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felisSalt water · 2324 records
    • Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatusSalt water · 2018 records
    • Flathead Grey Mullet Mugil cephalusSalt water · 1963 records
    • Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatusSalt water · 1689 records
    • Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosusSalt water · 1676 records
    • Longnose Killifish Fundulus similisSalt water · 1663 records
    • Inland Silverside Menidia beryllinaSalt water · 1564 records
    • Molly Miller Scartella cristataSalt water · 1400 records
    • Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatusSalt water · 1230 records
    • Black Drum Pogonias cromisSalt water · 1202 records
    • Pigfish Orthopristis chrysopteraSalt water · 1195 records
    • Bay Anchovy Anchoa mitchilliSalt water · 1153 records
    • Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandisBrackish water · 1005 records
    • Silver Croaker Bairdiella chrysouraSalt water · 932 records
    • Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigmaSalt water · 900 records
    • Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusSalt water · 893 records
    • Silver Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteusSalt water · 867 records
    • Ladyfish Elops saurusSalt water · 828 records
    • White Mullet Mugil curemaSalt water · 799 records
    • Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronusSalt water · 751 records
    • Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinusSalt water · 703 records
    • Sand Seatrout Cynoscion arenariusSalt water · 562 records
    • Jenny Mojarra Eucinostomus gulaSalt water · 367 records
    • Bay Whiff Citharichthys spilopterusSalt water · 366 records
    • Atlantic Stingray Hypanus sabinusSalt water · 359 records
    • Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurusSalt water · 348 records
    • Gulf Butterfish Peprilus burtiSalt water · 348 records
    • Gulf Pipefish Syngnathus scovelliSalt water · 321 records
    • Darter Goby Ctenogobius boleosomaSalt water · 313 records
    • Largehead Hairtail Trichiurus lepturusSalt water · 313 records
    • Atlantic Threadfin Polydactylus octonemusSalt water · 282 records
    • Least Puffer Sphoeroides parvusSalt water · 279 records
    • Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetensSalt water · 259 records
    • Fringed Flounder Etropus crossotusSalt water · 232 records
    • Naked Goby Gobiosoma boscSalt water · 213 records
    • Southern Kingfish Menticirrhus americanusSalt water · 204 records
    • Atlantic Moonfish Selene setapinnisSalt water · 183 records
    • Atlantic Spadefish Chaetodipterus faberSalt water · 181 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 Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier)

    Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier) gets usually just one high tide and one low tide a day. Over the next month the water typically rises or falls about 1.5 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 3.0 ft, and again around Tuesday, November 10 (2.4 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, October 22, with only 0.7 ft between the day's highest and lowest water.

    The lowest tide of the month is -0.1 ft at 12:27 PM on Friday, October 30. There are 3 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 3.0 ft at 8:19 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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