Texas City Dike fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Texas City Dike, using NOAA tide station Texas City, Galveston Bay.

Upper Texas Coast Updated 11:08 AM CST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8771262

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Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Weak tidal movement (0.4 ft range)
Light wind (up to 5 mph)

Next best time

Today 2:54 PM

Prime: Minor moon period + Tide change + Dusk

Next tide

High 4:20 PM

1.0 ft

Weather

75°F, Sunny

Wind 5 mph E - pressure falling

Water temp

75°F

NOAA Galveston Railroad Bridge (6.1 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:20 AM - 10:20 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 9:23 AM

2:54 PM - 6:00 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:20 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

7:57 PM - 10:44 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 8:57 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

All 5 times today

1:11 AM - 3:40 AMMoving water into the high tide at 2:11 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

5:50 AM - 7:50 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:20 AM - 10:20 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the low tide at 9:23 AM

2:54 PM - 6:00 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the high tide at 4:20 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

7:57 PM - 10:44 PMPrimeMoving water into the low tide at 8:57 PM; Major solunar period (moon underfoot)

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 5:30 PM 71-78°Fwind to 5 mph E

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	High 2:11 AM (1.1 ft) Low 9:23 AM (0.7 ft) High 4:20 PM (1.0 ft) Low 8:57 PM (0.9 ft)
Fri Nov 6	High 1:39 AM (1.1 ft) Low 9:54 AM (0.5 ft) High 6:54 PM (1.1 ft) Low 9:29 PM (1.1 ft)
Sat Nov 7	High 1:30 AM (1.2 ft) Low 10:27 AM (0.3 ft)
Sun Nov 8	High 1:34 AM (1.3 ft) Low 11:01 AM (0.2 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8771262 (Texas City, Galveston Bay). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Texas City Dike: Sunset image taken form Texas city dike — Photo: Houston-media, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Satellite view of Texas City Dike from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Texas City, Galveston Bay; the fishing area extends around it.

Google Maps Directions

Water is 75°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Spotted seatrout 58-80°F
Redfish 60-85°F
Flounder 58-80°F
Black drum 55-80°F
Spanish mackerel 70-85°F

Too warm - deeper or slower

Sheepshead likes under 75°F

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM75°5 mphESunny

12 PM75°5 mphESunny

1 PM77°5 mphESunny

2 PM78°5 mphESunny

3 PM78°5 mphESunny

4 PM78°5 mphSESunny

5 PM76°5 mphSESunny

6 PM73°5 mphSEMostly Clear

7 PM73°5 mphSEMostly Clear

8 PM72°5 mphSEPartly Cloudy

9 PM71°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

10 PM71°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

11 PM71°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

12 AM69°5 mphSPartly Cloudy

1 AM69°0 mphPartly Cloudy

2 AM69°0 mphPartly Cloudy

3 AM69°5 mphSEPartly Cloudy

4 AM69°5 mphEPartly Cloudy

5 AM68°10 mphNPartly Cloudy

6 AM68°10 mphNMostly Sunny

7 AM68°15 mphNMostly Sunny

8 AM69°15 mphNMostly Sunny

9 AM71°10 mphNMostly Sunny

10 AM74°10 mphNMostly Sunny

Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:35 AM 5:30 PM	Rise 3:10 AM Set 3:24 PM	Minor 2:40 AM Major 8:20 AM Minor 2:54 PM Major 8:44 PM
Fri 6	6:36 AM 5:30 PM	Rise 4:11 AM Set 3:54 PM	Minor 3:41 AM Major 9:04 AM Minor 3:24 PM Major 9:32 PM
Sat 7	6:37 AM 5:29 PM	Rise 5:10 AM Set 4:26 PM	Minor 4:40 AM Major 9:48 AM Minor 3:56 PM Major 10:16 PM
Sun 8	6:38 AM 5:28 PM	Rise 6:09 AM Set 5:00 PM	Minor 5:39 AM Major 10:36 AM Minor 4:30 PM
Mon 9	6:38 AM 5:28 PM	Rise 7:08 AM Set 5:38 PM	Minor 6:38 AM Major 11:24 AM Minor 5:08 PM
Tue 10	6:39 AM 5:27 PM	Rise 8:06 AM Set 6:21 PM	Major 11:52 PM Minor 7:36 AM Major 12:12 PM Minor 5:51 PM
Wed 11	6:40 AM 5:27 PM	Rise 9:02 AM Set 7:09 PM	Major 12:40 AM Minor 8:32 AM Major 1:04 PM Minor 6:39 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Texas City Dike

Sabine Pass to Freeport: Galveston Bay, the Galveston jetties and long Gulf piers. Big, productive bay systems with lots of shore access.

What's biting now (Fall): Bull redfish run through the passes and jetties, and flounder migrate to the Gulf. Speckled trout feed hard on the bays.

Commonly caught in this area: Speckled trout, redfish, flounder, black drum, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel.

Also caught here: croaker, hardhead catfish, jack crevalle, tripletail, blacktip shark.

Piers put you over deeper water without a boat. Fish the pilings for sheepshead and snapper, and cast out from the end for mackerel and pompano when they run. Many Florida piers sell a license that covers everyone fishing from that pier.

Best baits here6 fish

Spotted seatrout (speckled trout)

Redfish (red drum)

Flounder

Black drum

Sheepshead

Spanish mackerel

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How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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