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Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 3:26 AM (1.9 ft); low tide at 3:09 PM (0.7 ft). Water temperature 79.2 F at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel.

NOAA station 8773767 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 6:53 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

3:26AM

1.9FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

3:09PM

0.7FT MLLW

low

Water temp°F

79.2

26.2C

Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel

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

As of 4:20 AM the tide is falling toward low tide at 3:09 PM (0.7 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:28 AMSunset 6:53 PMDaylight 11h 24mCDT

High tide at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, Texas on October 18, 2026 is at 3:26 AM (1.9 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel on October 18, 2026 is at 3:09 PM (0.7 ft).
Today's tidal range at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel is 1.2 ft (highest high 1.9 ft, lowest low 0.7 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel is 79.2 F at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 6:53 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8773767 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	3:26 AM1.9 ft	3:09 PM0.7 ft			7:28 AM	6:53 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	4:06 AM1.9 ft	4:26 PM0.7 ft			7:29 AM	6:52 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	4:40 AM1.8 ft	5:48 PM0.8 ft			7:29 AM	6:51 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	5:03 AM1.6 ft	6:53 PM0.9 ft			7:30 AM	6:50 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	4:08 AM1.4 ft	8:40 AM1.3 ft	11:34 AM1.4 ft	7:45 PM1.0 ft	7:31 AM	6:49 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:34 AM1.4 ft	8:17 AM1.1 ft	2:53 PM1.4 ft	8:34 PM1.2 ft	7:31 AM	6:48 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:51 AM1.4 ft	8:23 AM0.8 ft	4:40 PM1.5 ft	9:26 PM1.4 ft	7:32 AM	6:47 PM	98%

Water temperature near Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel

79.2 F (26.2 C)

NOAA CO-OPS station 8773767 (this station's own sensor), read 4:00 AM local, October 18, 2026

Over the past 30 days this sensor ranged from 77.4 to 89.1 F. Typical for October here is 78.9 F (5-year hourly mean; range 39.0 to 86.2), so today is 0.3 F above typical.

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, 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					7:18 AM	7:11 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:19 AM	7:10 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:20 AM	7:09 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					7:20 AM	7:08 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:21 AM	7:07 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:21 AM	7:06 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					7:22 AM	7:05 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					7:22 AM	7:03 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:23 AM	7:02 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:23 AM	7:01 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:24 AM	7:00 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:24 AM	6:59 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:25 AM	6:58 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:26 AM	6:57 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:26 AM	6:56 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	1:50 AM1.9 ft	1:11 PM0.5 ft			7:27 AM	6:55 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	2:41 AM1.9 ft	2:06 PM0.6 ft			7:27 AM	6:54 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	3:26 AM1.9 ft	3:09 PM0.7 ft			7:28 AM	6:53 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	4:06 AM1.9 ft	4:26 PM0.7 ft			7:29 AM	6:52 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	4:40 AM1.8 ft	5:48 PM0.8 ft			7:29 AM	6:51 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	5:03 AM1.6 ft	6:53 PM0.9 ft			7:30 AM	6:50 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	4:08 AM1.4 ft	8:40 AM1.3 ft	11:34 AM1.4 ft	7:45 PM1.0 ft	7:31 AM	6:49 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	1:34 AM1.4 ft	8:17 AM1.1 ft	2:53 PM1.4 ft	8:34 PM1.2 ft	7:31 AM	6:48 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	12:51 AM1.4 ft	8:23 AM0.8 ft	4:40 PM1.5 ft	9:26 PM1.4 ft	7:32 AM	6:47 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	12:59 AM1.5 ft	8:49 AM0.5 ft	6:28 PM1.6 ft	10:27 PM1.6 ft	7:32 AM	6:46 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	1:14 AM1.6 ft	9:23 AM0.3 ft	9:06 PM1.8 ft		7:33 AM	6:45 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	10:04 AM0.1 ft	10:38 PM1.9 ft			7:34 AM	6:44 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	10:51 AM-0.0 ft	11:47 PM2.0 ft			7:34 AM	6:44 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	11:43 AM-0.0 ft				7:35 AM	6:43 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	12:48 AM2.0 ft	12:40 PM0.1 ft			7:36 AM	6:42 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	1:42 AM2.0 ft	1:43 PM0.2 ft			7:37 AM	6:41 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	1:27 AM1.9 ft	1:52 PM0.3 ft			6:37 AM	5:40 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	2:01 AM1.8 ft	3:11 PM0.5 ft			6:38 AM	5:40 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	2:24 AM1.6 ft	4:36 PM0.7 ft			6:39 AM	5:39 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	2:25 AM1.4 ft	6:41 AM1.1 ft	10:38 AM1.3 ft	5:48 PM0.9 ft	6:39 AM	5:38 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	12:37 AM1.3 ft	6:59 AM0.9 ft	12:57 PM1.3 ft	6:45 PM1.1 ft	6:40 AM	5:38 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	7:21 AM0.6 ft	3:54 PM1.4 ft	7:36 PM1.3 ft	11:06 PM1.4 ft	6:41 AM	5:37 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	7:43 AM0.4 ft	5:50 PM1.5 ft	8:27 PM1.4 ft	11:24 PM1.5 ft	6:42 AM	5:36 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	8:05 AM0.2 ft	7:17 PM1.6 ft	9:26 PM1.5 ft	11:42 PM1.6 ft	6:42 AM	5:36 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	8:28 AM0.1 ft	8:35 PM1.6 ft			6:43 AM	5:35 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	8:55 AM0.0 ft	9:42 PM1.6 ft			6:44 AM	5:34 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	9:28 AM0.0 ft	10:40 PM1.7 ft			6:45 AM	5:34 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	10:07 AM0.1 ft	11:33 PM1.7 ft			6:46 AM	5:33 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	10:53 AM0.1 ft				6:46 AM	5:33 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	12:22 AM1.7 ft	11:42 AM0.2 ft			6:47 AM	5:32 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	1:05 AM1.6 ft	12:34 PM0.3 ft			6:48 AM	5:32 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	1:43 AM1.6 ft	1:27 PM0.4 ft			6:49 AM	5:32 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	2:11 AM1.5 ft	2:21 PM0.5 ft			6:49 AM	5:31 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	2:18 AM1.3 ft	3:24 PM0.7 ft	11:59 PM1.1 ft		6:50 AM	5:31 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	6:59 AM0.9 ft	12:06 PM0.9 ft	5:03 PM0.8 ft	10:32 PM1.1 ft	6:51 AM	5:30 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	6:15 AM0.6 ft	3:04 PM1.0 ft	6:23 PM1.0 ft	10:15 PM1.2 ft	6:52 AM	5:30 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	6:19 AM0.3 ft	4:44 PM1.2 ft	7:30 PM1.2 ft	10:26 PM1.3 ft	6:53 AM	5:30 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	6:42 AM-0.0 ft	5:55 PM1.4 ft	8:38 PM1.3 ft	10:41 PM1.4 ft	6:53 AM	5:30 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	7:17 AM-0.3 ft	7:14 PM1.5 ft			6:54 AM	5:29 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	7:58 AM-0.4 ft	8:34 PM1.6 ft			6:55 AM	5:29 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	8:44 AM-0.5 ft	9:45 PM1.7 ft			6:56 AM	5:29 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	9:36 AM-0.5 ft	10:46 PM1.7 ft			6:57 AM	5:29 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	10:33 AM-0.4 ft	11:35 PM1.6 ft			6:57 AM	5:29 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	11:32 AM-0.3 ft				6:58 AM	5:29 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	12:13 AM1.5 ft	12:34 PM-0.1 ft			6:59 AM	5:28 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	12:39 AM1.3 ft	1:35 PM0.1 ft			7:00 AM	5:28 PM	62%

Tidal datums at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8773767, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

26.62 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

26.59 ft

Mean high water

MSL

26.12 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

25.49 ft

Mean low water

1.10 ft

Mean range

1.24 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 29.76 ft above MLLW on September 21, 2020. Tidal datum epoch 1983-2001.

Nearby tide stations

Port O'Connor, Matagorda Bay3.9 mi · next high 5:47 AM
Barroom Bay9.3 mi · next high 5:49 AM
Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay16 mi · next high 9:18 AM
Port Lavaca23 mi · next high 7:02 AM
Seadrift23 mi · next high 1:45 PM
Aransas Wildlife Refuge31 mi · next high 11:55 AM

Questions

What time is high tide at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel today?

High tide at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, Texas on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:26 AM (1.9 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel today?

Low tide at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 3:09 PM (0.7 ft).

What is the water temperature at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel is 79.2 F at Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel, 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 8773767.