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Portland, Nueces Bay

Tuesday, December 29, 2026|27.883°N, 97.343°W · NOAA 8775131

-0.50.00.51.0ft12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a☀ 7:19 AM☀ 5:43 PMHigh 0.5 ft2:32 AMLow 0.2 ft5:30 PMSolunarMajor: Moon overhead, 4:20 AM–6:20 AMMinor: Moonset, 11:00 AM–12:00 PMMajor: Moon underfoot, 4:45 PM–6:45 PM
Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▲ High2:32 AM0.55 ft
▼ Low5:30 PM0.19 ft

Tidal range today: 0.35 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise
7:19 AM
Sunset
5:43 PM
Moonrise
—
Moonset
11:30 AM
🌖

Waning Gibbous

61% illuminated

Fishing Times

Low

  • Major4:20 AM–6:20 AM
  • Minor11:00 AM–12:00 PM
  • Major4:45 PM–6:45 PM

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

Tides for Portland, Nueces Bay, week of December 27

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DayMoonSun1st tide2nd tide3rd tide4th tideCoefficientSolunar activity
27 Sun🌖▲ 7:18 AM
▼ 5:42 PM
3:15 AM
▲ 0.7 ft
4:30 PM
▼ -0.1 ft
80high
28 Mon🌖▲ 7:19 AM
▼ 5:42 PM
3:01 AM
▲ 0.6 ft
5:07 PM
▼ 0.0 ft
65average
29 Tue🌖▲ 7:19 AM
▼ 5:43 PM
2:32 AM
▲ 0.5 ft
5:30 PM
▼ 0.2 ft
50average
30 Wed🌗▲ 7:19 AM
▼ 5:44 PM
1:35 AM
▲ 0.5 ft
9:03 AM
▼ 0.3 ft
37low
31 Thu🌗▲ 7:20 AM
▼ 5:44 PM
12:19 AM
▲ 0.5 ft
9:16 AM
▼ 0.1 ft
11:40 PM
▲ 0.6 ft
54average
1 Fri🌘▲ 7:20 AM
▼ 5:45 PM
9:51 AM
▼ 0.0 ft
11:31 PM
▲ 0.7 ft
63average
2 Sat🌘▲ 7:20 AM
▼ 5:46 PM
10:29 AM
▼ -0.1 ft
11:31 PM
▲ 0.7 ft
69average

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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