Texas
Buffalo Bayou
Houston Ship Channel · Texas · NOAA station 8770542 · Tide predictions
29.7619, -95.3443
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The next seven days
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On the water nearby
Tglo Tabs Buoy B buoy · 60 mi SE · Station 42043
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Nearby tide stations
- Manchester, Houston Ship Channel · 5.3 mi SE
- Battleship Texas State Park · 15.3 mi E
- Lynchburg Landing, San Jacinto River · 16.0 mi E
- Cypress, San Jacinto River · 16.4 mi E
- Clear Lake · 21.6 mi SE
Plan ahead
2027 tide extremes for this station
Highest predicted high tide: 2.2 ft — Mon May 10 · 5:15 PM
Lowest predicted low tide: -1.4 ft — Thu Jan 21 · 1:55 PM
Biggest single-day swing: 2.7 ft on Sun Jul 4
Best daytime minus tides of 2027
| Date | Low tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Jan 21 | 1:55 PM | -1.4 ft |
| Fri Jan 22 | 2:51 PM | -1.4 ft |
| Wed Jan 20 | 12:52 PM | -1.3 ft |
| Sat Jan 23 | 3:43 PM | -1.2 ft |
| Tue Jan 19 | 11:44 AM | -1.2 ft |
| Thu Feb 18 | 12:53 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Wed Feb 17 | 11:44 AM | -1.1 ft |
| Fri Feb 19 | 1:53 PM | -1.1 ft |
| Mon Jan 18 | 10:39 AM | -1.0 ft |
| Tue Feb 16 | 10:29 AM | -1.0 ft |
195 minus tides (below 0 ft) are predicted here in 2027. The table shows up to the 10 lowest that fall between 7 AM and 7 PM — the ones worth planning a clam dig or tidepool walk around.
About this station
Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel is one of NOAA's reference tide stations — its predictions are computed directly from harmonic analysis of water levels observed here, and other nearby stations are calculated from it.
Texas tides are small and mostly diurnal, and the bays answer wind and season more than the moon. A strong norther can drain a flat in an afternoon.