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Portland, Nueces Bay

Wednesday, December 23, 2026|27.883°N, 97.343°W · NOAA 8775131

-1.0-0.50.00.51.01.5ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a☀ 7:17 AM☀ 5:39 PMHigh 0.9 ft12:22 AMLow -0.4 ft1:15 PMSolunarMinor: Moonset, 6:27 AM–7:27 AMMajor: Moon underfoot, 11:10 AM–1:10 PMMinor: Moonrise, 4:53 PM–5:53 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▲ High12:22 AM0.90 ft
▼ Low1:15 PM-0.36 ft

Tidal range today: 1.26 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:17 AM
Sunset
5:39 PM
Moonrise
5:23 PM
Moonset
6:57 AM
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Full Moon

100% illuminated

Fishing Times

Very good

  • Minor6:27 AM–7:27 AM
  • Major11:10 AM–1:10 PM
  • Minor4:53 PM–5:53 PM

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

Tides for Portland, Nueces Bay, week of December 20

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DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
20 Sun🌔▲ 7:15 AM
▼ 5:38 PM
10:52 AM
▼ -0.1 ft
10:54 PM
▲ 0.8 ft
80high
21 Mon🌔▲ 7:16 AM
▼ 5:38 PM
11:35 AM
▼ -0.2 ft
11:29 PM
▲ 0.8 ft
91very high
22 Tue🌔▲ 7:16 AM
▼ 5:39 PM
12:24 PM
▼ -0.3 ft
94very high
23 Wed🌕▲ 7:17 AM
▼ 5:39 PM
12:22 AM
▲ 0.9 ft
1:15 PM
▼ -0.4 ft
98very high
24 Thu🌕▲ 7:17 AM
▼ 5:40 PM
1:20 AM
▲ 0.9 ft
2:07 PM
▼ -0.4 ft
98very high
25 Fri🌖▲ 7:18 AM
▼ 5:41 PM
2:16 AM
▲ 0.9 ft
2:58 PM
▼ -0.3 ft
97very high
26 Sat🌖▲ 7:18 AM
▼ 5:41 PM
3:00 AM
▲ 0.8 ft
3:47 PM
▼ -0.2 ft
91very 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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