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Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay tide times

Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026: high tide at 9:18 AM (0.3 ft); low tide at 8:06 PM (0.0 ft). Water temperature 67.6 F at buoy SDRT2 (8.5 mi away).

NOAA station 8773896 · Reference station · MLLW datum · times in CDT · sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 6:54 PM · first quarter (51% lit)

High tide▲

9:18AM

0.3FT MLLW

high

Low tide▼

8:06PM

0.0FT 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 9:18 AM (0.3 ft).

First Quarter 51% litSunrise 7:29 AMSunset 6:54 PMDaylight 11h 24mCDT

High tide at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay, Texas on October 18, 2026 is at 9:18 AM (0.3 ft above MLLW).
Low tide at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay on October 18, 2026 is at 8:06 PM (0.0 ft).
Today's tidal range at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay is 0.2 ft (highest high 0.3 ft, lowest low 0.0 ft).
The nearest NOAA water temperature to Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay is 67.6 F at buoy SDRT2 (8.5 mi away), as of October 18, 2026.
Sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 6:54 PM (CDT); moon first quarter, 51% illuminated.
Predictions are NOAA CO-OPS tide predictions for station 8773896 (harmonic reference station), heights above MLLW.

Next 7 days at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay

Date	Tide 1	Tide 2	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Sun Oct 18today	9:18 AM0.3 ft	8:06 PM0.0 ft	7:29 AM	6:54 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	10:30 AM0.3 ft	9:00 PM0.1 ft	7:30 AM	6:53 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	11:48 AM0.2 ft	9:42 PM0.1 ft	7:30 AM	6:52 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	1:06 PM0.2 ft	10:18 PM0.1 ft	7:31 AM	6:51 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	2:30 PM0.2 ft	8:18 PM0.1 ft	7:31 AM	6:50 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	2:30 AM0.2 ft	12:00 PM0.1 ft	7:32 AM	6:49 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	2:42 AM0.2 ft	12:48 PM0.1 ft	7:33 AM	6:48 PM	98%

Water temperature near Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay

67.6 F (19.8 C)

NDBC buoy SDRT2 (8773037 - Seadrift, TX), 8.5 mi away, observed 08:48 UTC October 18, 2026

Water temperature is the nearest NOAA reading to Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo 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	Sunrise	Sunset	Moon
Thu Oct 1			7:19 AM	7:12 PM	72%
Fri Oct 2			7:20 AM	7:11 PM	62%
Sat Oct 3			7:20 AM	7:10 PM	51%
Sun Oct 4			7:21 AM	7:09 PM	41%
Mon Oct 5			7:22 AM	7:08 PM	31%
Tue Oct 6			7:22 AM	7:07 PM	21%
Wed Oct 7			7:23 AM	7:06 PM	13%
Thu Oct 8			7:23 AM	7:04 PM	7%
Fri Oct 9			7:24 AM	7:03 PM	3%
Sat Oct 10			7:24 AM	7:02 PM	0%
Sun Oct 11			7:25 AM	7:01 PM	0%
Mon Oct 12			7:25 AM	7:00 PM	2%
Tue Oct 13			7:26 AM	6:59 PM	7%
Wed Oct 14			7:27 AM	6:58 PM	13%
Thu Oct 15			7:27 AM	6:57 PM	21%
Fri Oct 16	7:18 AM0.3 ft	6:00 PM0.0 ft	7:28 AM	6:56 PM	30%
Sat Oct 17	8:12 AM0.3 ft	7:00 PM0.0 ft	7:28 AM	6:55 PM	40%
Sun Oct 18today	9:18 AM0.3 ft	8:06 PM0.0 ft	7:29 AM	6:54 PM	51%
Mon Oct 19	10:30 AM0.3 ft	9:00 PM0.1 ft	7:30 AM	6:53 PM	62%
Tue Oct 20	11:48 AM0.2 ft	9:42 PM0.1 ft	7:30 AM	6:52 PM	72%
Wed Oct 21	1:06 PM0.2 ft	10:18 PM0.1 ft	7:31 AM	6:51 PM	81%
Thu Oct 22	2:30 PM0.2 ft	8:18 PM0.1 ft	7:31 AM	6:50 PM	88%
Fri Oct 23	2:30 AM0.2 ft	12:00 PM0.1 ft	7:32 AM	6:49 PM	94%
Sat Oct 24	2:42 AM0.2 ft	12:48 PM0.1 ft	7:33 AM	6:48 PM	98%
Sun Oct 25	2:54 AM0.3 ft	1:36 PM0.0 ft	7:33 AM	6:47 PM	100%
Mon Oct 26	3:06 AM0.3 ft	2:24 PM-0.0 ft	7:34 AM	6:46 PM	99%
Tue Oct 27	2:00 AM0.3 ft	3:12 PM-0.0 ft	7:35 AM	6:46 PM	97%
Wed Oct 28	4:18 AM0.3 ft	4:00 PM-0.1 ft	7:35 AM	6:45 PM	92%
Thu Oct 29	5:36 AM0.3 ft	4:54 PM-0.1 ft	7:36 AM	6:44 PM	85%
Fri Oct 30	6:42 AM0.4 ft	5:54 PM-0.1 ft	7:37 AM	6:43 PM	77%
Sat Oct 31	7:48 AM0.3 ft	7:00 PM-0.0 ft	7:38 AM	6:42 PM	67%

November 2026 tide table

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

Tidal datums at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay

Heights on this page are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the chart datum. NOAA's accepted datums for station 8773896, in feet above MLLW:

MHHW

29.12 ft

Mean higher high water

MHW

29.12 ft

Mean high water

MSL

28.98 ft

Mean sea level

MLW

28.82 ft

Mean low water

0.31 ft

Mean range

0.31 ft

Diurnal range

Nearby tide stations

Barroom Bay6.6 mi · next high 5:49 AM
Seadrift8.5 mi · next high 1:45 PM
Port O'Connor, Matagorda Bay13 mi · next high 5:47 AM
Matagorda Bay Entrance Channel16 mi
Aransas Wildlife Refuge16 mi · next high 11:55 AM
Port Lavaca19 mi · next high 7:02 AM

Questions

What time is high tide at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay today?

High tide at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay, Texas on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 9:18 AM (0.3 ft above MLLW), NOAA prediction, local time.

What time is low tide at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay today?

Low tide at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay on Sunday, October 18, 2026 is at 8:06 PM (0.0 ft).

What is the water temperature at Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay?

The nearest NOAA water-temperature reading to Shoalwater Flats, Espiritu Santo Bay is 67.6 F at buoy SDRT2 (8.5 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 8773896.