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Aransas Wildlife Refuge tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 11:55 AM (0.8 ft); low tide at 12:40 AM (0.6 ft). Water temperature 68.4 F at Aransas Wildlife Refuge.

NOAA station 8774230 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 6:55 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

Low tide▼

12:40AM

0.6FT MLLW

low

High tide▲

11:55AM

0.8FT MLLW

high

Water temp°F

68.4

20.2C

Aransas Wildlife Refuge

predicted height above MLLWnightnow (build time; your browser updates it)

As of 4:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 11:55 AM (0.8 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:30 AMSunset 6:55 PMDaylight 11h 25mCDT

High tide at Aransas Wildlife Refuge, Texas on October 18, 2026 is at 11:55 AM (0.8 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Aransas Wildlife Refuge on October 18, 2026 is at 12:40 AM (0.6 ft).
Today's tidal range at Aransas Wildlife Refuge is 0.2 ft (highest high 0.8 ft, lowest low 0.6 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Aransas Wildlife Refuge is 68.4 F at Aransas Wildlife Refuge, as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 6:55 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8774230 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Aransas Wildlife Refuge

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	12:40 AM0.6 ft	11:55 AM0.8 ft			7:30 AM	6:55 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:19 AM0.6 ft	12:42 PM0.8 ft			7:30 AM	6:54 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	1:43 AM0.6 ft	4:22 PM0.7 ft			7:31 AM	6:53 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	1:59 AM0.6 ft	5:11 PM0.7 ft			7:32 AM	6:52 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	2:07 AM0.6 ft	11:09 AM0.7 ft	1:42 PM0.7 ft	5:58 PM0.7 ft	7:32 AM	6:51 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	2:05 AM0.6 ft	7:46 AM0.7 ft	2:22 PM0.6 ft	7:16 PM0.7 ft	7:33 AM	6:50 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	1:39 AM0.6 ft	6:42 AM0.7 ft	3:00 PM0.6 ft		7:33 AM	6:49 PM	98%

Water temperature near Aransas Wildlife Refuge

68.4 F (20.2 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8774230 (this station's own sensor), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 63.3 to 89.6 F. Typical for October here is 78.2 F (5-year hourly mean; range 55.9 to 89.1), so today is 9.8 F below typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Aransas Wildlife Refuge, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself. See water temperature by state for every sensor and buoy.

Tide tables

High (▲) and low (▼) tides in CDT with sunrise, sunset and moon illumination. CSV of today's tides for every Texas station.

October 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1					7:20 AM	7:13 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:21 AM	7:12 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:21 AM	7:11 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					7:22 AM	7:10 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:22 AM	7:09 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:23 AM	7:08 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					7:23 AM	7:06 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					7:24 AM	7:05 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:25 AM	7:04 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:25 AM	7:03 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:26 AM	7:02 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:26 AM	7:01 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:27 AM	7:00 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:27 AM	6:59 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:28 AM	6:58 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	10:22 AM0.8 ft	11:26 PM0.6 ft			7:28 AM	6:57 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	11:10 AM0.8 ft				7:29 AM	6:56 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	12:40 AM0.6 ft	11:55 AM0.8 ft			7:30 AM	6:55 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	1:19 AM0.6 ft	12:42 PM0.8 ft			7:30 AM	6:54 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	1:43 AM0.6 ft	4:22 PM0.7 ft			7:31 AM	6:53 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	1:59 AM0.6 ft	5:11 PM0.7 ft			7:32 AM	6:52 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	2:07 AM0.6 ft	11:09 AM0.7 ft	1:42 PM0.7 ft	5:58 PM0.7 ft	7:32 AM	6:51 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	2:05 AM0.6 ft	7:46 AM0.7 ft	2:22 PM0.6 ft	7:16 PM0.7 ft	7:33 AM	6:50 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	1:39 AM0.6 ft	6:42 AM0.7 ft	3:00 PM0.6 ft		7:33 AM	6:49 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	6:21 AM0.7 ft	3:45 PM0.6 ft			7:34 AM	6:48 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	6:25 AM0.8 ft	4:51 PM0.5 ft			7:35 AM	6:47 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	6:47 AM0.8 ft	6:42 PM0.5 ft			7:35 AM	6:47 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	7:26 AM0.8 ft	8:01 PM0.5 ft			7:36 AM	6:46 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	8:29 AM0.8 ft	9:08 PM0.5 ft			7:37 AM	6:45 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	9:49 AM0.8 ft	10:27 PM0.5 ft			7:37 AM	6:44 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	10:56 AM0.7 ft				7:38 AM	6:43 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	12:07 AM0.5 ft	10:52 AM0.7 ft			6:39 AM	5:42 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	12:09 AM0.5 ft	11:46 AM0.7 ft			6:40 AM	5:42 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	12:42 AM0.5 ft	3:09 PM0.6 ft			6:40 AM	5:41 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	12:55 AM0.5 ft	4:19 PM0.6 ft			6:41 AM	5:40 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	12:47 AM0.5 ft	6:18 AM0.6 ft	1:18 PM0.5 ft	5:21 PM0.6 ft	6:42 AM	5:40 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	12:01 AM0.5 ft	5:29 AM0.6 ft	1:58 PM0.5 ft		6:43 AM	5:39 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	5:17 AM0.6 ft	2:38 PM0.4 ft			6:43 AM	5:38 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	5:20 AM0.6 ft	3:23 PM0.4 ft			6:44 AM	5:38 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	5:33 AM0.6 ft	4:30 PM0.4 ft			6:45 AM	5:37 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	5:54 AM0.6 ft	5:53 PM0.4 ft			6:46 AM	5:37 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	6:26 AM0.6 ft	6:51 PM0.4 ft			6:46 AM	5:36 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	7:13 AM0.6 ft	7:40 PM0.3 ft			6:47 AM	5:36 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	8:16 AM0.6 ft	8:29 PM0.3 ft			6:48 AM	5:35 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	9:10 AM0.6 ft	9:20 PM0.3 ft			6:49 AM	5:35 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	9:47 AM0.5 ft	10:15 PM0.3 ft			6:49 AM	5:34 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	10:07 AM0.5 ft	10:58 PM0.3 ft			6:50 AM	5:34 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	10:11 AM0.5 ft	11:22 PM0.3 ft			6:51 AM	5:33 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	9:42 AM0.4 ft	11:30 PM0.3 ft			6:52 AM	5:33 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	6:42 AM0.4 ft	9:46 PM0.3 ft			6:53 AM	5:33 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	5:27 AM0.4 ft	1:57 PM0.3 ft			6:53 AM	5:32 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	4:48 AM0.4 ft	2:07 PM0.3 ft			6:54 AM	5:32 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	4:31 AM0.4 ft	2:32 PM0.2 ft			6:55 AM	5:32 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	4:36 AM0.5 ft	3:13 PM0.2 ft			6:56 AM	5:32 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	4:59 AM0.5 ft	4:20 PM0.1 ft			6:57 AM	5:31 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	5:37 AM0.5 ft	5:54 PM0.1 ft			6:57 AM	5:31 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	6:31 AM0.5 ft	7:06 PM0.1 ft			6:58 AM	5:31 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	7:49 AM0.4 ft	8:06 PM0.1 ft			6:59 AM	5:31 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	9:04 AM0.4 ft	9:04 PM0.1 ft			7:00 AM	5:31 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	9:55 AM0.4 ft	10:08 PM0.1 ft			7:00 AM	5:31 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	10:27 AM0.3 ft	11:06 PM0.1 ft			7:01 AM	5:31 PM	62%

Tidal datums at Aransas Wildlife Refuge

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8774230, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

29.28 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

29.28 ft

Mean high water

MSL

29.12 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

28.95 ft

Mean low water

0.33 ft

Mean range

0.33 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 34.09 ft above MLLW on August 26, 2017. Tidal datum epoch 2002-2006.

Nearby tide stations

Seadrift13 mi · next high 1:45 PM
Copano Bay16 mi · next high 9:24 AM
Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay16 mi · next high 9:18 AM
Rockport21 mi · next high 7:59 AM
Barroom Bay23 mi · next high 5:49 AM
Bayside, Copano Bay27 mi · next high 9:18 AM

Questions

What time is high tide at Aransas Wildlife Refuge today?

High tide at Aransas Wildlife Refuge, Texas on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 11:55 AM (0.8 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Aransas Wildlife Refuge today?

Low tide at Aransas Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 12:40 AM (0.6 ft).

What is the water temperature at Aransas Wildlife Refuge?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Aransas Wildlife Refuge is 68.4 F at Aransas Wildlife Refuge, as of October 18, 2026.

Not for navigation. Predictions do not include weather; wind and pressure can move the real water level by a foot or more. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8774230.