How's the tide at Galveston today?
High water today at 5:49 am (1.5 ft) and 7:31 pm (1.6 ft). Low water at 12:00 am (1.1 ft) and 12:12 pm (0.5 ft).
Times are local to Galveston (America/Chicago). Heights are feet above MLLW.
Galveston — today and tomorrow
TodaySunday, September 13
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 12:00 am | 1.1 ft |
| High | 5:49 am | 1.5 ft |
| Low | 12:12 pm | 0.5 ft |
| High | 7:31 pm | 1.6 ft |
Sunrise 7:03 am · Sunset 7:26 pm · Moon 8% · Air 85–90 °F · Wind 7–13 kn · Rain 28% · Mostly sunny
Monday, September 14
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 12:40 am | 1.3 ft |
| High | 5:44 am | 1.5 ft |
| Low | 12:59 pm | 0.4 ft |
| High | 8:51 pm | 1.6 ft |
Sunrise 7:03 am · Sunset 7:25 pm · Moon 14% · Air 83–89 °F · Wind 6–13 kn · Rain 16% · Mostly sunny
Galveston tide chart — next seven days
Today — Sunday, September 13
| Tide | Time | Height | Relative height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 12:00 am | 1.1 ft | |
| High | 5:49 am | 1.5 ft | |
| Low | 12:12 pm | 0.5 ft | |
| High | 7:31 pm | 1.6 ft |
Monday, September 14
| Tide | Time | Height | Relative height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 12:40 am | 1.3 ft | |
| High | 5:44 am | 1.5 ft | |
| Low | 12:59 pm | 0.4 ft | |
| High | 8:51 pm | 1.6 ft |
Tuesday, September 15
| Tide | Time | Height | Relative height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1:35 am | 1.5 ft | |
| High | 5:04 am | 1.5 ft | |
| Low | 1:48 pm | 0.4 ft | |
| High | 10:33 pm | 1.7 ft |
Wednesday, September 16
| Tide | Time | Height | Relative height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 2:39 pm | 0.3 ft |
1 turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.
Thursday, September 17
| Tide | Time | Height | Relative height |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 2:20 am | 1.7 ft | |
| Low | 3:34 pm | 0.3 ft |
2 turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.
Friday, September 18
| Tide | Time | Height | Relative height |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 3:15 am | 1.8 ft | |
| Low | 4:34 pm | 0.4 ft |
2 turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.
Saturday, September 19
| Tide | Time | Height | Relative height |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 4:05 am | 1.8 ft | |
| Low | 5:36 pm | 0.4 ft |
2 turns fall on this date. The next one lands after midnight and is listed under the following day.
Galveston tides — month by month
Every high and low water for September 2026 and October 2026.
Galveston tide calendar — September 2026
| Day | High water | Low water |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Tue | 6:19 am (1.4), 9:59 pm (1.5) | 12:44 am (1.2), 1:49 pm (0.3) |
| 2 Wed | 6:03 am (1.5), 11:53 pm (1.6) | 1:30 am (1.4), 2:41 pm (0.1) |
| 3 Thu | 3:40 pm (0.0) | |
| 4 Fri | 3:28 am (1.8) | 4:44 pm (-0.1) |
| 5 Sat | 4:25 am (1.8) | 5:53 pm (-0.1) |
| 6 Sun | 5:03 am (1.8) | 7:04 pm (-0.1) |
| 7 Mon | 4:28 am (1.8) | 8:08 pm (0.0) |
| 8 Tue | 4:35 am (1.7), 12:45 pm (1.7) | 8:46 am (1.6), 9:05 pm (0.1) |
| 9 Wed | 4:50 am (1.6), 2:26 pm (1.7) | 9:13 am (1.4), 9:55 pm (0.3) |
| 10 Thu | 5:07 am (1.5), 3:51 pm (1.7) | 9:55 am (1.2), 10:40 pm (0.5) |
| 11 Fri | 5:24 am (1.5), 5:07 pm (1.7) | 10:40 am (0.9), 11:21 pm (0.8) |
| 12 Sat | 5:39 am (1.5), 6:18 pm (1.7) | 11:26 am (0.7) |
| 13 Sun · today | 5:49 am (1.5), 7:31 pm (1.6) | 12:00 am (1.1), 12:12 pm (0.5) |
| 14 Mon | 5:44 am (1.5), 8:51 pm (1.6) | 12:40 am (1.3), 12:59 pm (0.4) |
| 15 Tue | 5:04 am (1.5), 10:33 pm (1.7) | 1:35 am (1.5), 1:48 pm (0.4) |
| 16 Wed | 2:39 pm (0.3) | |
| 17 Thu | 2:20 am (1.7) | 3:34 pm (0.3) |
| 18 Fri | 3:15 am (1.8) | 4:34 pm (0.4) |
| 19 Sat | 4:05 am (1.8) | 5:36 pm (0.4) |
| 20 Sun | 4:42 am (1.8) | 6:37 pm (0.4) |
| 21 Mon | 4:47 am (1.8) | 7:31 pm (0.4) |
| 22 Tue | 4:24 am (1.7) | 8:17 pm (0.5) |
| 23 Wed | 4:21 am (1.7), 12:59 pm (1.5) | 9:42 am (1.5), 8:57 pm (0.6) |
| 24 Thu | 4:26 am (1.7), 2:41 pm (1.6) | 9:47 am (1.3), 9:33 pm (0.7) |
| 25 Fri | 4:32 am (1.6), 4:00 pm (1.6) | 10:05 am (1.1), 10:08 pm (0.9) |
| 26 Sat | 4:38 am (1.6), 5:10 pm (1.7) | 10:29 am (0.9), 10:44 pm (1.1) |
| 27 Sun | 4:42 am (1.6), 6:15 pm (1.8) | 10:58 am (0.7), 11:24 pm (1.3) |
| 28 Mon | 4:42 am (1.6), 7:22 pm (1.9) | 11:34 am (0.4) |
| 29 Tue | 4:37 am (1.7), 8:35 pm (1.9) | 12:10 am (1.5), 12:16 pm (0.3) |
| 30 Wed | 4:09 am (1.7), 10:02 pm (2.0) | 1:20 am (1.7), 1:07 pm (0.1) |
Times local to Galveston, heights in feet above MLLW.
Galveston tide calendar — October 2026
| Day | High water | Low water |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 11:51 pm (2.0) | 2:06 pm (0.1) |
| 2 Fri | 3:13 pm (0.1) | |
| 3 Sat | 2:51 am (2.0) | 4:25 pm (0.1) |
| 4 Sun | 3:12 am (2.0) | 5:41 pm (0.2) |
| 5 Mon | 2:58 am (1.9) | 6:56 pm (0.4) |
| 6 Tue | 3:09 am (1.8), 12:10 pm (1.7) | 8:37 am (1.6), 8:03 pm (0.5) |
| 7 Wed | 3:24 am (1.7), 1:59 pm (1.7) | 8:51 am (1.4), 9:00 pm (0.7) |
| 8 Thu | 3:40 am (1.6), 3:24 pm (1.8) | 9:21 am (1.1), 9:51 pm (0.9) |
| 9 Fri | 3:56 am (1.6), 4:38 pm (1.8) | 9:54 am (0.9), 10:36 pm (1.2) |
| 10 Sat | 4:08 am (1.6), 5:43 pm (1.9) | 10:27 am (0.6), 11:20 pm (1.4) |
| 11 Sun | 4:11 am (1.6), 6:43 pm (1.9) | 11:01 am (0.5) |
| 12 Mon | 3:49 am (1.6), 7:42 pm (1.9) | 12:09 am (1.6), 11:36 am (0.4) |
| 13 Tue | 8:46 pm (1.9) | 12:14 pm (0.3) |
| 14 Wed | 10:10 pm (1.9) | 12:56 pm (0.3) |
| 15 Thu | 1:45 pm (0.4) | |
| 16 Fri | 1:59 am (1.9) | 2:41 pm (0.4) |
| 17 Sat | 2:41 am (1.9) | 3:41 pm (0.5) |
| 18 Sun | 3:05 am (1.9) | 4:42 pm (0.5) |
| 19 Mon | 2:54 am (1.8) | 5:42 pm (0.6) |
| 20 Tue | 2:43 am (1.8) | 6:39 pm (0.7) |
| 21 Wed | 2:45 am (1.7), 12:11 pm (1.4) | 9:23 am (1.4), 7:32 pm (0.8) |
| 22 Thu | 2:50 am (1.7), 2:13 pm (1.5) | 9:02 am (1.2), 8:22 pm (0.9) |
| 23 Fri | 2:55 am (1.6), 3:32 pm (1.6) | 9:11 am (1.0), 9:10 pm (1.1) |
| 24 Sat | 2:57 am (1.6), 4:37 pm (1.8) | 9:29 am (0.7), 9:59 pm (1.3) |
| 25 Sun | 2:57 am (1.6), 5:36 pm (1.9) | 9:54 am (0.4), 10:49 pm (1.5) |
| 26 Mon | 2:55 am (1.6), 6:32 pm (2.0) | 10:27 am (0.2), 11:45 pm (1.7) |
| 27 Tue | 2:49 am (1.7), 7:30 pm (2.1) | 11:06 am (0.0) |
| 28 Wed | 8:35 pm (2.1) | 11:52 am (-0.1) |
| 29 Thu | 9:54 pm (2.0) | 12:46 pm (-0.1) |
| 30 Fri | 1:48 pm (-0.1) | |
| 31 Sat | 1:59 am (2.0) | 2:56 pm (0.0) |
Times local to Galveston, heights in feet above MLLW.
Wind and weather at Galveston
Seven days from the National Weather Service forecast for this stretch of coast. Each row is the range across the whole day, not a reading for one moment.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Air | Sky | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7–13 kn S | 14 kn | 85–90 °F | Mostly sunny | 28 % |
| Mon, September 14 | 6–13 kn SSE | 14 kn | 83–89 °F | Mostly sunny | 16 % |
| Tue, September 15 | 5–13 kn SE | 14 kn | 84–90 °F | Mostly sunny | 9 % |
| Wed, September 16 | 5–12 kn E | 15 kn | 84–89 °F | Mostly sunny | 24 % |
| Thu, September 17 | 8–12 kn E | 16 kn | 84–90 °F | Mostly sunny | 39 % |
| Fri, September 18 | 5–9 kn ESE | 13 kn | 82–89 °F | Mostly sunny | 13 % |
| Sat, September 19 | 3–6 kn SE | 9 kn | 82–89 °F | Mostly sunny | 20 % |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service, forecast office HGX. Public domain. Wind in knots, from the direction given. The forecast grid for this place carries no wave heights, so none are shown.
Boating, beach and fishing at Galveston
The same forecast as above, read for three things people do here. Each verdict names what decided it.
| Day | Boating | Beach | Fishing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Goodwind 13 kn or less | Good90 °F and dry | Goodlight wind, major window in daylight |
| Mon, September 14 | Goodwind 13 kn or less | Good89 °F and dry | Goodlight wind, major window in daylight |
| Tue, September 15 | Goodwind 13 kn or less | Good90 °F and dry | Goodlight wind, major window in daylight |
| Wed, September 16 | Goodwind 12 kn or less | Good89 °F and dry | Goodlight wind, major window in daylight |
| Thu, September 17 | Goodwind 12 kn or less | Fair39% chance of rain | Goodlight wind, major window in daylight |
| Fri, September 18 | Goodwind 9 kn or less | Good89 °F and dry | Goodlight wind, major window in daylight |
| Sat, September 19 | Goodwind 6 kn or less | Good89 °F and dry | Goodlight wind, major window in daylight |
Boating turns to Poor at the National Weather Service small craft threshold — sustained wind of 22 kn, gusts of 26 kn, or seas of 5 ft — and to Fair at 15 kn or 3 ft. Beach weighs air temperature, chance of rain and wind.Fishing asks whether the day is fishable at all and whether a solunar major window falls in daylight; it is not a prediction of what will bite. None of this replaces the marine forecast before you go out.
Sun and moon
Today
Sunrise 7:03 am · Sunset 7:26 pm
Moon 8% lit, waxing
Tomorrow
Sunrise 7:03 am · Sunset 7:25 pm
Moon 14% lit, waxing
Solunar windows for Galveston
The moon pulls hardest when it is directly overhead or on the far side of the earth — the two major windows of about two hours. The shorter minor windows sit around moonrise and moonset. Anglers use them to pick a time on the water; they are computed from the moon's position, not measured.
Today — Sunday, September 13
- Major1:49 am – 3:49 amMoon underfoot
- Minor8:59 am – 9:59 amMoonrise
- Major2:11 pm – 4:11 pmMoon overhead
- Minor8:17 pm – 9:17 pmMoonset
Monday, September 14
- Major2:34 am – 4:34 amMoon underfoot
- Minor9:58 am – 10:58 amMoonrise
- Major2:57 pm – 4:57 pmMoon overhead
- Minor8:51 pm – 9:51 pmMoonset
Times are local to Galveston (America/Chicago).
Questions about Galveston tides
Answered from the same NOAA predictions as the table above; the solunar windows come from this page's own moon calculation. Where this page has no basis for an answer, there is no entry.
- What time is high tide in Galveston today?
- High water at 5:49 am (1.5 ft) and 7:31 pm (1.6 ft), local time in Galveston. Heights are feet above MLLW. Because the tide runs on the moon rather than the clock, each turn falls roughly 50 minutes later tomorrow — the seven-day table above carries the shift.
- What time is low tide in Galveston today?
- Low water at 12:00 am (1.1 ft) and 12:12 pm (0.5 ft), local time in Galveston. A height below zero is a minus tide: the water falls further than MLLW, the level the heights are counted from.
- How many tides does Galveston get in a day?
- The pattern shifts through the week here: some days bring two high waters and two low waters, others bring just one of each, as the moon's angle to the equator changes. Over the seven days on this page that comes to 9 high waters and 10 low waters.
- What is the tidal range at Galveston?
- About 1.1 ft between today's lowest and highest water. Across the next seven days the water moves between 0.3 and 1.8 ft — a span of about 1.5 ft. The swing here follows the moon's angle to the equator: widest when the moon stands furthest north or south of it, narrowest about a week later as it crosses, and widest again a fortnight on.
- Which tide station do these Galveston tide times come from?
- NOAA station 8771450 — a reference station. Galveston Channel at Pier 21 — the reference station for the island. A reference station has its own long-running record, which is the strongest basis NOAA publishes. The predictions here are NOAA's, unchanged.
- What time zone are the Galveston tide times in?
- Every time on this page is clock time in Galveston — the America/Chicago zone, daylight saving already applied. Nothing has to be converted, and no time is shown in UTC except the retrieval stamp at the foot of the page.
- When are the solunar windows at Galveston today?
- The major windows run 1:49 am to 3:49 am and 2:11 pm to 4:11 pm, with shorter minor windows around moonrise and moonset. They are computed from the moon's position over Galveston, not measured — anglers use them to pick a time on the water. The moon is 8% lit and waxing.
- How far ahead does this Galveston tide chart go?
- Seven days in the table, and every high and low water for September 2026 and October 2026 in the calendar below it. The page is rebuilt every morning, so the first day is always today.
Galveston on the map
Galveston and the 6 nearest places with their own NOAA station. Every marker opens that place’s tide chart.
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Where these times come from
- Source
- NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services — station 8771450, Galveston Pier 21 (reference station)
- Datum
- MLLW — heights in feet above mean lower low water
- Retrieved
- Sep 13, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC
- Licence
- Public domain (US federal government data). NOS requests that attribution be given whenever NOS material is reproduced and re-disseminated.
Galveston Channel at Pier 21 — the reference station for the island.
Predictions are issued by NOAA. The official NOAA data are authoritative. Not for navigation. Check the official NOAA station page before you rely on these times on the water.