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Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel

Friday, December 25, 2026|28.427Β°N, 96.330Β°W Β· NOAA 8773767

-1.5-1.0-0.50.00.51.01.52.0ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12aβ˜€ 7:15 AMβ˜€ 5:35 PMLow -0.9 ft9:33 AMHigh 1.2 ft10:39 PMSolunarMajor: Moon overhead, 12:45 AM–2:45 AMMinor: Moonset, 8:23 AM–9:23 AMMajor: Moon underfoot, 1:20 PM–3:20 PMMinor: Moonrise, 7:13 PM–8:13 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions Β· Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

β–Ό Low9:33 AM-0.89 ft
β–² High10:39 PM1.19 ft

Tidal range today: 2.08 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:15 AM
Sunset
5:35 PM
Moonrise
7:43 PM
Moonset
8:53 AM
πŸŒ–

Waning Gibbous

96% illuminated

Fishing Times

Very good

  • Major12:45 AM–2:45 AM
  • Minor8:23 AM–9:23 AM
  • Major1:20 PM–3:20 PM
  • Minor7:13 PM–8:13 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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