Texas tide station

Nueces Bay tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 7:48 AM (1.1 ft); low tide at 10:09 PM (0.5 ft). Water temperature 82.0 F at buoy VTBT2 (2.2 mi away).

NOAA station 8775244 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:58 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

7:48AM

1.1FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

10:09PM

0.5FT MLLW

low

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

As of 4:20 AM the tide is rising toward high tide at 7:48 AM (1.1 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:32 AMSunset 6:58 PMDaylight 11h 25mCDT

High tide at Nueces Bay, Texas on October 18, 2026 is at 7:48 AM (1.1 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Nueces Bay on October 18, 2026 is at 10:09 PM (0.5 ft).
Today's tidal range at Nueces Bay is 0.6 ft (highest high 1.1 ft, lowest low 0.5 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Nueces Bay is 82.0 F at buoy VTBT2 (2.2 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:58 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8775244 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Nueces Bay

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	7:48 AM1.1 ft	10:09 PM0.5 ft			7:32 AM	6:58 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	8:14 AM1.0 ft	10:47 PM0.5 ft			7:33 AM	6:57 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	8:10 AM1.0 ft	11:20 PM0.5 ft			7:33 AM	6:56 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	7:44 AM0.9 ft	11:29 AM0.9 ft	3:02 PM0.9 ft	11:53 PM0.6 ft	7:34 AM	6:55 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	7:11 AM0.9 ft	11:34 AM0.8 ft	5:04 PM1.0 ft		7:35 AM	6:54 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:28 AM0.7 ft	6:13 AM0.9 ft	12:03 PM0.7 ft	7:14 PM1.0 ft	7:35 AM	6:53 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	1:04 AM0.8 ft	5:00 AM0.9 ft	12:40 PM0.6 ft	9:07 PM1.0 ft	7:36 AM	6:52 PM	98%

Water temperature near Nueces Bay

82.0 F (27.8 C)

NDBC buoy VTBT2 (8775222 - Viola Turning Basin, TX), 2.2 mi away, observed 08:48 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Nueces Bay, not a measurement at the tide gauge itself (this station has no water-temperature sensor). 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					7:23 AM	7:16 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2					7:23 AM	7:15 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3					7:24 AM	7:14 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4					7:24 AM	7:13 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5					7:25 AM	7:12 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6					7:25 AM	7:11 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7					7:26 AM	7:09 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8					7:27 AM	7:08 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9					7:27 AM	7:07 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10					7:28 AM	7:06 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11					7:28 AM	7:05 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12					7:29 AM	7:04 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13					7:29 AM	7:03 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14					7:30 AM	7:02 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15					7:30 AM	7:01 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	6:18 AM1.1 ft	8:16 PM0.5 ft			7:31 AM	7:00 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	7:08 AM1.1 ft	9:20 PM0.5 ft			7:32 AM	6:59 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	7:48 AM1.1 ft	10:09 PM0.5 ft			7:32 AM	6:58 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	8:14 AM1.0 ft	10:47 PM0.5 ft			7:33 AM	6:57 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	8:10 AM1.0 ft	11:20 PM0.5 ft			7:33 AM	6:56 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	7:44 AM0.9 ft	11:29 AM0.9 ft	3:02 PM0.9 ft	11:53 PM0.6 ft	7:34 AM	6:55 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	7:11 AM0.9 ft	11:34 AM0.8 ft	5:04 PM1.0 ft		7:35 AM	6:54 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	12:28 AM0.7 ft	6:13 AM0.9 ft	12:03 PM0.7 ft	7:14 PM1.0 ft	7:35 AM	6:53 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	1:04 AM0.8 ft	5:00 AM0.9 ft	12:40 PM0.6 ft	9:07 PM1.0 ft	7:36 AM	6:52 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	1:42 AM1.0 ft	4:01 AM1.0 ft	1:23 PM0.5 ft	11:30 PM1.1 ft	7:36 AM	6:51 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	2:15 PM0.4 ft				7:37 AM	6:51 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	3:04 AM1.2 ft	3:19 PM0.4 ft			7:38 AM	6:50 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	3:52 AM1.3 ft	4:36 PM0.4 ft			7:38 AM	6:49 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	4:44 AM1.3 ft	5:55 PM0.4 ft			7:39 AM	6:48 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	5:42 AM1.3 ft	7:12 PM0.4 ft			7:40 AM	6:47 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	6:39 AM1.3 ft	8:26 PM0.4 ft			7:40 AM	6:47 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Nov 1	6:29 AM1.2 ft	8:34 PM0.5 ft			6:41 AM	5:46 PM	57%
Mon Nov 2	7:03 AM1.1 ft	9:31 PM0.5 ft			6:42 AM	5:45 PM	46%
Tue Nov 3	7:11 AM1.0 ft	10:37 AM1.0 ft	1:07 PM1.0 ft	10:21 PM0.6 ft	6:43 AM	5:44 PM	36%
Wed Nov 4	6:32 AM0.9 ft	10:21 AM0.9 ft	3:20 PM1.0 ft	11:06 PM0.7 ft	6:43 AM	5:44 PM	26%
Thu Nov 5	4:09 AM0.8 ft	10:44 AM0.7 ft	5:33 PM1.0 ft	11:50 PM0.8 ft	6:44 AM	5:43 PM	17%
Fri Nov 6	2:57 AM0.8 ft	11:17 AM0.5 ft	7:46 PM1.0 ft		6:45 AM	5:42 PM	10%
Sat Nov 7	11:55 AM0.4 ft				6:45 AM	5:42 PM	4%
Sun Nov 8	12:38 AM1.0 ft	12:38 PM0.3 ft			6:46 AM	5:41 PM	1%
Mon Nov 9	1:34 AM1.0 ft	1:27 PM0.2 ft			6:47 AM	5:41 PM	0%
Tue Nov 10	2:15 AM1.0 ft	2:26 PM0.2 ft			6:48 AM	5:40 PM	1%
Wed Nov 11	2:55 AM1.0 ft	3:32 PM0.2 ft			6:48 AM	5:39 PM	4%
Thu Nov 12	3:34 AM1.0 ft	4:34 PM0.2 ft			6:49 AM	5:39 PM	10%
Fri Nov 13	4:11 AM0.9 ft	5:28 PM0.2 ft			6:50 AM	5:38 PM	17%
Sat Nov 14	4:44 AM0.9 ft	6:14 PM0.2 ft			6:51 AM	5:38 PM	26%
Sun Nov 15	5:06 AM0.9 ft	6:54 PM0.2 ft			6:51 AM	5:38 PM	35%
Mon Nov 16	5:04 AM0.8 ft	7:34 PM0.2 ft			6:52 AM	5:37 PM	46%
Tue Nov 17	4:46 AM0.8 ft	8:15 PM0.3 ft			6:53 AM	5:37 PM	56%
Wed Nov 18	4:27 AM0.7 ft	8:58 PM0.4 ft			6:54 AM	5:36 PM	67%
Thu Nov 19	3:58 AM0.7 ft	10:16 AM0.5 ft	3:40 PM0.6 ft	9:42 PM0.5 ft	6:55 AM	5:36 PM	76%
Fri Nov 20	3:10 AM0.6 ft	10:32 AM0.3 ft	6:35 PM0.6 ft	10:23 PM0.6 ft	6:55 AM	5:36 PM	85%
Sat Nov 21	2:22 AM0.7 ft	11:03 AM0.2 ft	8:47 PM0.7 ft	10:49 PM0.7 ft	6:56 AM	5:36 PM	92%
Sun Nov 22	1:48 AM0.8 ft	11:42 AM0.1 ft			6:57 AM	5:35 PM	96%
Mon Nov 23	1:27 AM0.9 ft	12:30 PM-0.0 ft			6:58 AM	5:35 PM	99%
Tue Nov 24	1:40 AM0.9 ft	1:28 PM-0.0 ft			6:59 AM	5:35 PM	100%
Wed Nov 25	2:16 AM1.0 ft	2:37 PM-0.0 ft			6:59 AM	5:35 PM	98%
Thu Nov 26	2:59 AM1.0 ft	3:49 PM-0.0 ft			7:00 AM	5:35 PM	94%
Fri Nov 27	3:45 AM1.0 ft	4:55 PM-0.0 ft			7:01 AM	5:34 PM	89%
Sat Nov 28	4:30 AM0.9 ft	5:55 PM0.0 ft			7:02 AM	5:34 PM	81%
Sun Nov 29	5:07 AM0.9 ft	6:51 PM0.1 ft			7:02 AM	5:34 PM	72%
Mon Nov 30	5:24 AM0.8 ft	7:46 PM0.1 ft			7:03 AM	5:34 PM	62%

Tidal datums at Nueces Bay

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8775244, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

25.19 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

25.17 ft

Mean high water

MSL

24.87 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

24.52 ft

Mean low water

0.65 ft

Mean range

0.70 ft

Diurnal range

Highest observed water level: 28.98 ft above MLLW on June 21, 2024. Tidal datum epoch 2002-2006.

Nearby tide stations

White Point1.9 mi · next high 7:32 AM
Viola Turning Basin2.3 mi · next high 6:57 AM
Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington6.0 mi · next high 7:06 AM
Portland, Nueces Bay9.4 mi · next high 7:20 AM
La Qunita Channel North13 mi · next high 7:04 AM
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station15 mi · next high 7:12 AM

Questions

What time is high tide at Nueces Bay today?

High tide at Nueces Bay, Texas on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 7:48 AM (1.1 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Nueces Bay today?

Low tide at Nueces Bay on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 10:09 PM (0.5 ft).

What is the water temperature at Nueces Bay?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Nueces Bay is 82.0 F at buoy VTBT2 (2.2 mi away), 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 8775244.