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Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel

Wednesday, December 23, 2026|28.427Β°N, 96.330Β°W Β· NOAA 8773767

-1.5-1.0-0.50.00.51.01.52.0ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12aβ˜€ 7:14 AMβ˜€ 5:34 PMLow -1.0 ft7:43 AMHigh 1.3 ft8:46 PMSolunarMinor: Moonset, 6:24 AM–7:24 AMMajor: Moon underfoot, 11:05 AM–1:05 PMMinor: Moonrise, 4:47 PM–5:47 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions Β· Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

β–Ό Low7:43 AM-0.98 ft
β–² High8:46 PM1.27 ft

Tidal range today: 2.25 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:14 AM
Sunset
5:34 PM
Moonrise
5:17 PM
Moonset
6:54 AM
πŸŒ•

Full Moon

100% illuminated

Fishing Times

Very good

  • Minor6:24 AM–7:24 AM
  • Major11:05 AM–1:05 PM
  • Minor4:47 PM–5:47 PM

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

Tides for Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, week of December 20

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DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
20 SunπŸŒ”β–² 7:12 AM
β–Ό 5:33 PM
5:28 AM
β–Ό -0.5 ft
5:24 PM
β–² 1.0 ft
81high
21 MonπŸŒ”β–² 7:13 AM
β–Ό 5:33 PM
6:08 AM
β–Ό -0.7 ft
6:21 PM
β–² 1.1 ft
91very high
22 TueπŸŒ”β–² 7:13 AM
β–Ό 5:34 PM
6:53 AM
β–Ό -0.9 ft
7:30 PM
β–² 1.2 ft
97very high
23 WedπŸŒ•β–² 7:14 AM
β–Ό 5:34 PM
7:43 AM
β–Ό -1.0 ft
8:46 PM
β–² 1.3 ft
99very high
24 ThuπŸŒ•β–² 7:14 AM
β–Ό 5:35 PM
8:37 AM
β–Ό -1.0 ft
9:53 PM
β–² 1.3 ft
99very high
25 FriπŸŒ–β–² 7:15 AM
β–Ό 5:35 PM
9:33 AM
β–Ό -0.9 ft
10:39 PM
β–² 1.2 ft
96very high
26 SatπŸŒ–β–² 7:15 AM
β–Ό 5:36 PM
10:32 AM
β–Ό -0.7 ft
11:08 PM
β–² 1.1 ft
88high

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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