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King tides in Texas, 2026

The biggest predicted tide in Texas in 2026 reaches 2.3 ft above MLLW at Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel on Sunday, May 17, at 11:19 AMlocal time. Below are all of the year's king tide windows — the top 1% of predicted highs — for NOAA reference stations along the Texascoast. King tides are perigean spring tides: they arrive when a full or new moon lines up with the moon's closest approach to Earth, and they preview the flooding that sea level rise will make routine. Read how king tides work.

Aransas Wildlife Refuge

King tides (0.8 ft and above) at NOAA station 8774230. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Oct 13–16 — peaks 0.8 ft at 8:36 AM

Aransas, Aransas Pass

King tides (2.1 ft and above) at NOAA station 8775241. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Oct 26–29 — peaks 2.1 ft at 11:11 PM
  • Oct 31 — peaks 2.1 ft at 12:06 AM

Barroom Bay

King tides (0.5 ft and above) at NOAA station 8773808. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Oct 1 — peaks 0.5 ft at 4:59 AM
  • Oct 29–30 — peaks 0.5 ft at 4:12 AM
  • Nov 26–27 — peaks 0.5 ft at 3:22 AM

Battleship Texas State Park

King tides (2.2 ft and above) at NOAA station 8770743. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Sep 20 — peaks 2.2 ft at 8:23 AM
  • Oct 2–5 — peaks 2.2 ft at 7:33 AM

Bayside, Copano Bay

King tides (0.5 ft and above) at NOAA station 8774652. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jun 14–15 — peaks 0.5 ft at 3:36 PM
  • Dec 23–24 — peaks 0.5 ft at 3:12 AM

Buffalo Bayou, Houston Ship Channel

King tides (2.2 ft and above) at NOAA station 8770542. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • May 16–20 — peaks 2.3 ft at 11:19 AM

Clear Lake

King tides (1.7 ft and above) at NOAA station 8770933. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • May 16–19 — peaks 1.7 ft at 2:55 PM
  • Oct 29–30 — peaks 1.7 ft at 6:38 AM

Conn Brown Harbor, Aransas Pass

King tides (0.8 ft and above) at NOAA station 8775083. Full year: 2026 tide table.

  • Jan 1 — peaks 0.8 ft at 11:42 PM
  • Jan 3 — peaks 0.8 ft at 12:42 AM
  • Jun 15 — peaks 0.8 ft at 1:48 PM
  • Jul 13 — peaks 0.8 ft at 1:24 PM
  • Dec 24–25 — peaks 0.8 ft at 12:36 AM

NOAA CO-OPS harmonic predictions, datum MLLW, station local time. Actual water level can run higher with storms, onshore wind, and low pressure — king tide + storm is the flooding combination to watch. Predictions are for planning, not navigation.

Also available: Texas king tides 2027.