Waters · Coast · TX · Tue, Sep 15
Texas City Dike tide chart today next low 4:33 PM
Bite index 3/10 — Lockjaw — a short session is plenty.
Save the gas.
Today's bite windows
Sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:24 PM · tomorrow's first major 4:10 AM–6:10 AM · windows on every water
Conditions right now
What this means
Texas City Dike tide times
| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 15 | High | 2:38 AM | 1.4 ft |
| Low | 4:33 PM | 0.2 ft | |
| Wed, Sep 16 | High | 4:08 AM | 1.5 ft |
| Low | 5:18 PM | 0.2 ft | |
| Thu, Sep 17 | High | 5:18 AM | 1.5 ft |
| Low | 6:12 PM | 0.2 ft |
Predicted heights above MLLW. The bite windows above already fold these swings in.
Texas City Dike water level today
1.594 ft above MLLW up 0.17 ft in 24 hours
That sits 86% of the way up the band it has held over the last 9 days, between 0 and 1.84 ft. Over the week it is up0.07ft.
The week ahead
| Wed | 5 | Picky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 6 | Biting | |
| Fri | 6 | Biting | |
| Sat | 6 | Biting | |
| Sun | 5 | Picky | |
| Mon | 5 | Picky | |
| Tue | 5 | Picky |
Forecast days carry solunar and the wind outlook. Pressure and gauge movement land the morning of.
Before you go
A Texas fishing license covers this water — $30 a year for residents. TPWD sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What it costs, and who is exempt →Nearby waters today
- 3 Lockjaw Galveston TX · 23 km
- 5 Picky Lake Conroe TX · 116 km
- 4 Picky Lake Livingston TX · 128 km
- 5 Picky Beaver Lake AR · 778 km
- 5 Picky West Point Lake GA · 1001 km
Questions people ask about Texas City Dike
Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Texas City Dike.
- Is it worth fishing Texas City Dike today?
- 3 out of 10 — lockjaw. Save the gas. The strongest stretch is 3:21 AM–5:21 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level and the water temperature.
- What time should you fish Texas City Dike?
- Today's major windows run 3:21 AM–5:21 AM and 3:45 PM–5:45 PM, with minor windows at 10:59 AM–11:59 AM and 9:28 PM–10:28 PM. Sunrise is 7:04 AM and sunset 7:24 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.
- What is the water temperature at Texas City Dike?
- 88°F, read at 7:48 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8771013.
- What is the water level at Texas City Dike right now?
- 1.594 ft above MLLW, read at 7:48 AM from NOAA CO-OPS station 8771013. Over 24 hours it is up 0.17 ft.
- Are water levels rising or falling at Texas City Dike?
- Rising. The lake is up 0.17 ft in 24 hours and up 0.07 ft over the week. Over the last 9 days it has held between 0 and 1.84 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.
- Can you eat the fish you catch in Texas City Dike?
- That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Texas Department of State Health Services publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where an interactive viewer shows advisories and possession bans by waterbody. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.
- Do you need a licence to fish Texas City Dike?
- Yes. A Texas fishing license covers this water, required from age 17. TPWD sets the rules and is the one that counts.
- What size fish can you keep in Texas?
- It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: red drum (redfish), spotted seatrout (speckled trout), black drum, southern flounder. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.
Red drum (redfish) limits · Spotted seatrout (speckled trout) limits · Black drum limits · Southern flounder limits · Check a length against the rules
Where these numbers come from
- Solunar computed 7:58 AM
- NOAA KGLS Galveston, Scholes Field 7:40 AM
- NOAA HGX gridded forecast 7:20 AM
- NOAA CO-OPS 8771013 Eagle Point, Galveston Bay 7:48 AM
Eagle Point sits about six miles north in the same bay — the closest official gauge to the dike.
No one types these in by hand. If a source goes quiet, the page says so instead of showing you yesterday.