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Bolivar Fishing Conditions Today

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · updates through the day

Right now in Bolivar: 56°F, breezy, wind N 15 knots (observed at Rollover Pass (7 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (24 mi)). The barometer is rising at 30.32 inHg. The tide at Sievers Cove, Goat Island is falling, with a low of 0.5 ft at 6:05 PM. Moon: waxing crescent (38% lit); moon and tide activity rated average. Major solunar feeding periods: 5:25 AM–7:25 AM and 5:50 PM–7:50 PM. Sea state: extremely rough. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet. Recently reported biting nearby: redfish, red snapper, amberjack.

Tide

Sievers Cove, Goat Island

↘ Falling

  • High 4:11 AM · 1.7 ft
  • Low 6:05 PM · 0.5 ft

Wind & weather

Rollover Pass (7 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (24 mi)

56°F

Breezy
Wind N 15 kt
Visibility 10 mi
Pressure 30.32" rising

Seas & water

Extremely Rough

Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore.

Flat <1 ft · Great ~1 ft · Good ≤2 ft · Choppy 2–3 ft · Rough 3–4 ft · Extremely Rough >4 ft

Moon & solunar

🌒 Waxing Crescent

38% illuminated · activity average

  • Major 5:25 AM–7:25 AM
  • Minor 1:15 PM–2:15 PM
  • Major 5:50 PM–7:50 PM
  • Minor 11:25 PM–12:00 AM

Tides, weather & fishing times

Smith Point · Tuesday, January 19 · NOAA 8770931 · Station page

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-1.5-1.0-0.50.00.51.01.5ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a☀ 7:14 AM☀ 5:45 PMLow -1.1 ft10:20 AMHigh 0.9 ft9:43 PMSolunarMinor: Moonset, 3:56 AM–4:56 AMMajor: Moon underfoot, 8:35 AM–10:35 AMMinor: Moonrise, 2:11 PM–3:11 PMMajor: Moon overhead, 9:05 PM–11:05 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▼ Low10:20 AM-1.08 ft
▲ High9:43 PM0.90 ft

Tidal range today: 1.98 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:14 AM
Sunset
5:45 PM
Moonrise
2:41 PM
Moonset
4:26 AM
🌔

Waxing Gibbous

89% illuminated

Fishing Times

Very good

  • Minor3:56 AM–4:56 AM
  • Major8:35 AM–10:35 AM
  • Minor2:11 PM–3:11 PM
  • Major9:05 PM–11:05 PM

Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.

Tides for Smith Point, week of January 17

Tap a day to see its chart

DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
17 Sun🌔▲ 7:14 AM
▼ 5:44 PM		8:21 AM
▼ -0.8 ft		7:53 PM
▲ 0.7 ft
76high
18 Mon🌔▲ 7:14 AM
▼ 5:45 PM		9:16 AM
▼ -0.9 ft		8:48 PM
▲ 0.8 ft
86high
19 Tue🌔▲ 7:14 AM
▼ 5:45 PM		10:20 AM
▼ -1.1 ft		9:43 PM
▲ 0.9 ft
95very high
20 Wed🌔▲ 7:13 AM
▼ 5:46 PM		11:23 AM
▼ -1.2 ft		10:52 PM
▲ 0.9 ft
99very high
21 Thu🌕▲ 7:13 AM
▼ 5:47 PM		12:27 PM
▼ -1.3 ft
99very high
22 Fri🌕▲ 7:13 AM
▼ 5:48 PM		12:12 AM
▲ 0.9 ft		1:32 PM
▼ -1.2 ft
98very high
23 Sat🌖▲ 7:12 AM
▼ 5:49 PM		12:31 AM
▲ 0.8 ft		2:30 PM
▼ -1.1 ft
93very high

Coefficient compares each day's tidal swing with this station's weak and strong tides over the surrounding month (about 45 = weak, 95 = strong). Bigger swings move more water and bait.

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NOAA marine forecast

Bays

Galveston Bay

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ335-171830-
Galveston Bay-
1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 20 knots across the northern bay
and 25 to 35 knots across the southern bay. Bay waters rough.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north 15 to 20
knots in the afternoon. Bay waters rough, diminishing to choppy 
in the afternoon.
Full forecast ↗

Nearshore, out to 20 nm

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ355-171830-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up 
to 40 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave 
Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 30 knots, becoming north
15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally 
to 11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in 
the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 6 seconds, 
becoming northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds.
Full forecast ↗

Offshore, 20 to 60 nm

Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ375-171830-
Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
1218 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts up 
to 40 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet. Wave 
Detail: Northeast 10 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 25 to 30 knots with gusts up 
to 40 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas
9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 10 
feet at 7 seconds.
Full forecast ↗

Recent fishing reports

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Galveston · Galveston Bay

  • Redfish

Lots of redfish in the bay.

Get Fishy Charters · Captain Experiences ↗

Galveston · Offshore

  • Red snapper

Red snapper biting offshore; federal-waters season for charters open until Oct 25.

Smoke n Reels · Captain Experiences ↗

Bolivar · Galveston Bay / North Jetty area

  • Redfish

Lots of redfish, with a boatload of fish photographed.

Anthony H. · Captain Experiences ↗

Galveston · Upper Galveston Bay (Kemah)

Tough day: the full moon and strong east winds made the bite tricky.

Conditions
Full moon, strong east wind

Traver S. (Kemah) · Captain Experiences ↗

Galveston · Offshore

  • Red snapper
  • Amberjack

Deep-sea trips on snapper and amberjack, both in season.

Sea Play Sportfishing · Captain Experiences ↗

Common questions

What is the tide doing in Bolivar today?
At Sievers Cove, Goat Island the tide is falling. Today's tides: high 1.7 ft at 4:11 AM, low 0.5 ft at 6:05 PM.
Is it a good day to fish Bolivar?
Extremely Rough seas: Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore. Moon and tide activity: Average. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet.
What are the best fishing times in Bolivar today?
Solunar periods: major 5:25 AM–7:25 AM, minor 1:15 PM–2:15 PM, major 5:50 PM–7:50 PM, minor 11:25 PM–12:00 AM. Sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:45 PM.
What's biting in Bolivar right now?
Oct 13: Lots of redfish in the bay. Oct 10: Red snapper biting offshore; federal-waters season for charters open until Oct 25. Oct 9: Lots of redfish, with a boatload of fish photographed.

More for Bolivar

Data: NOAA CO-OPS tides, National Weather Service observations and marine forecasts, NOAA NDBC buoys; moon and solunar times computed for Bolivar. Not for navigation. Machine-readable: JSON.