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Galveston Bay Entrance, South Jetty

Wednesday, December 9, 2026|29.327Β°N, 94.693Β°W Β· NOAA 8771416

-1.0-0.50.00.51.01.52.02.53.0ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12aβ˜€ 7:01 AMβ˜€ 5:20 PMLow -0.4 ft8:39 AMHigh 2.3 ft5:22 PMSolunarMajor: Moon underfoot, 12:00 AM–1:20 AMMinor: Moonrise, 7:16 AM–8:16 AMMajor: Moon overhead, 11:45 AM–1:45 PMMinor: Moonset, 5:16 PM–6:16 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions Β· Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

β–Ό Low8:39 AM-0.43 ft
β–² High5:22 PM2.33 ft

Tidal range today: 2.76 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:01 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Moonrise
7:46 AM
Moonset
5:46 PM
πŸŒ‘

New Moon

1% illuminated

Fishing Times

Very good

  • Major12:00 AM–1:20 AM
  • Minor7:16 AM–8:16 AM
  • Major11:45 AM–1:45 PM
  • Minor5:16 PM–6:16 PM

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

Tides for Galveston Bay Entrance, South Jetty, week of December 6

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DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
6 SunπŸŒ˜β–² 6:59 AM
β–Ό 5:20 PM
7:11 AM
β–Ό -0.3 ft
3:28 PM
β–² 2.4 ft
81high
7 MonπŸŒ˜β–² 7:00 AM
β–Ό 5:20 PM
7:39 AM
β–Ό -0.4 ft
4:09 PM
β–² 2.4 ft
83high
8 TueπŸŒ‘β–² 7:00 AM
β–Ό 5:20 PM
8:08 AM
β–Ό -0.4 ft
4:47 PM
β–² 2.4 ft
83high
9 WedπŸŒ‘β–² 7:01 AM
β–Ό 5:20 PM
8:39 AM
β–Ό -0.4 ft
5:22 PM
β–² 2.3 ft
82high
10 ThuπŸŒ’β–² 7:02 AM
β–Ό 5:20 PM
9:11 AM
β–Ό -0.4 ft
5:59 PM
β–² 2.2 ft
80high
11 FriπŸŒ’β–² 7:03 AM
β–Ό 5:21 PM
9:46 AM
β–Ό -0.3 ft
6:37 PM
β–² 2.1 ft
76high
12 SatπŸŒ’β–² 7:03 AM
β–Ό 5:21 PM
10:22 AM
β–Ό -0.2 ft
7:18 PM
β–² 2.0 ft
71high

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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