Holiday Beach tides today
- Tide now 0.3 ft ↑ rising · high 6:01 am (0.4 ft)
- Best time tomorrow 3:40–5:40 pm average day · 5/10
- Beach tomorrow 9:00 am–2:00 pm Fair beach day · 6/10
- Waves · water 1.4 ft · 77 °F smooth · 3.7 s from the east-southeast
- Wind · air 10 mph · 74 °F from the ESE, gusts 20 · overcast
- Sun 7:37 am–6:46 pm 11 h 10 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 8:48 pm waning gibbous · rises at 8:48 pm
- Diving tomorrow 10:10 am–1:10 pm great day · 9/10
Today in Holiday Beach there is high tide at 4:41 am (0.4 ft) and low tide at 3:32 pm. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 6:01 am. The sun rises at 7:37 am and sets at 6:46 pm: 11 h 10 min of daylight. The moon is 91% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:48 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:07 am to 4:07 am and from 2:38 pm to 4:38 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 26 to 28. The sea is smooth, with 1.4 ft waves. There's a gentle breeze from the east-southeast (10 mph). Overcast, 74 °F.
Fishing in Holiday Beach today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- Major period 2:07–4:07 am
- Steady pressure (30.06 inHg), light offshore wind (5 mph) and calm sea (1.0 ft waves)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
Your day at a glance
The best window, 2:10 am to 4:10 am, lines up with a major period. Also good from 7:10 am to 8:10 am, with sunrise. Also good from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, with moonset.
Species with the most records nearby: spot, Atlantic croaker, striped mullet and spotted seatrout. October is one of the months when these are seen most: black drum and sheepshead. What you can catch
The tide barely moves in Holiday Beach, so it doesn't count in the rating. How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules
Beach day in Holiday Beach
Is it a beach day?
3 good hours- Feels like 88 °F: beach weather
- Calm for swimming: 1.0 ft waves
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 77 °F (warm)
- Cloudy (86% cloud cover)
- Light offshore wind (9 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
Thunderstorms during beach hours: get out of the water and off the sand as soon as you hear thunder.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.0 ft
1.0 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 77 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30
Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 15 mph
Moderate offshore wind (15 mph). Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand
Holiday Beach has almost no tide: the beach stays the same all day.
The best window, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, brings beach weather, a calm sea and water at 77 °F, though with clouds and light offshore wind.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
Beaches near Holiday Beach
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Tides in Holiday Beach
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 4:41 am 0.4 ft
- ▼ Low tide 3:32 pm -0.1 ft
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 6 h 54 min to high tide at 6:01 am.
In Holiday Beach the astronomical tide is very small: about 0.5 ft between high and low tide. Here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure (storm surge), which can raise or lower it more than the tide itself.
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 25 (0.5 ft) and the lowest, on January 3 (-0.1 ft).
Heights above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US nautical charts. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. MLLW
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Wed 28 | 7:37 am · 6:46 pm | High tide 4:41 am · 0.4 ft | Low tide 3:32 pm · -0.1 ft | 91% | Major periods 2:07 am · 2:38 pm | Medium |
| Thu 29 | 7:38 am · 6:46 pm | High tide 6:01 am · 0.4 ft | Low tide 4:37 pm · -0.1 ft | 83% | Major periods 3:11 am · 3:43 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 7:38 am · 6:45 pm | High tide 7:07 am · 0.5 ft | Low tide 5:53 pm · -0.1 ft | 74% | Major periods 4:15 am · 4:47 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 7:39 am · 6:44 pm | High tide 8:10 am · 0.5 ft | Low tide 7:22 pm · -0.1 ft | 63% | Major periods 5:17 am · 5:47 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:40 am · 5:43 pm | High tide 8:14 am · 0.4 ft | Low tide 7:32 pm · 0.0 ft | Last quarter | Major periods 5:15 am · 5:42 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:40 am · 5:43 pm | High tide 9:21 am · 0.4 ft | Low tide 8:15 pm · 0.0 ft | 40% | Major periods 6:07 am · 6:32 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:41 am · 5:42 pm | High tide 10:45 am · 0.3 ft | Low tide 8:43 pm · 0.1 ft | 30% | Major periods 6:56 am · 7:19 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above MLLW. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Copano Bay station (NOAA), 3.6 mi from Holiday Beach. Times and heights are its predictions.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)
The sea at Holiday Beach
Sea stateSea state: smooth
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common0.7 ft
- Significant1.4 ft
- Highest expectedHighest2.9 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.9 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.9 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces west and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Tuesday 3: 2.1 ft with a period of 4 s, from the south-southeast (slight).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water warms over the next few days: about 78.3 °F by Tuesday 3.
Water about normal for late October.
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:06 pm (local time).
Nearest buoy
This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from station 42092, courtesy of CDIP (Coastal Data Information Program, Scripps Institution of Oceanography), via the NOAA National Data Buoy Center.
Diving in Holiday Beach today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: fair- 0.7 ft swell at 5 s from the east-southeast: barely any surge
- Light offshore wind (6 mph)
- 0.4 mph current toward the west-southwest, weak (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: none; the tide doesn't count here
- Likely visibility: fair. Rain (1.80 in) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 77.0 °F: a 3 mm wetsuit.
- Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
- Night dive: dark from 7:11 pm. Waning gibbous (91%), rising at 8:48 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 10:10 am to 1:10 pm, combines little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high.
In Holiday Beach the tide barely moves the water, so there's no slack to wait for: swell, wind and current are what count.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
We have no dive sites, dive shops or wrecks on record within 12 mi of Holiday Beach.
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Weather in Holiday Beach
Now in Holiday Beach
- Low / high
- 71 / 81 °F
- Rain
- 0.04 in · 17%
- Clouds
- 99%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew pointDew point
- 68 °F
- Visibility
- 11 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 45
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.08 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Mainly clear | Clear | Partly cloudy | Light drizzle | Drizzle | Light drizzle | Overcast | Overcast |
| Temperature | 73° | 73° | 72° | 73° | 81° | 78° | 76° | 74° |
| Wind (mph) | 7 NE | 5 ENE | 5 ENE | 6 NE | 6 ENE | 15 ESE | 10 SE | 11 ESE |
| Gusts | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 21 |
| Waves | 1.0 ft | 1.0 ft | 0.9 ft | 0.9 ft | 1.0 ft | 1.2 ft | 1.4 ft | 1.4 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 12:00 am 74° 8 ESE 1.3 ft
- 3:00 am 74° 8 SE 1.2 ft
- 6:00 am 74° 7 ESE 1.2 ft
- 9:00 am 76° 7 ESE 1.2 ft
- 12:00 pm 81° 9 ESE 1.3 ft
- 3:00 pm 81° 11 ESE 1.4 ft
- 6:00 pm 78° 11 E 1.6 ft
- 9:00 pm 74° 10 E 1.6 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 28 | 71 / 81 °F | 15 mph E | 1.4 ft | |
| Thu 29 | 73 / 82 °F | 11 mph ESE | 1.6 ft | |
| Fri 30 | 71 / 81 °F | 11 mph ESE | 1.6 ft | |
| Sat 31 | 71 / 82 °F | 7 mph E | 1.0 ft | |
| Sun 1 | 71 / 83 °F | 9 mph E | 0.9 ft | |
| Mon 2 | 72 / 83 °F | 12 mph SSE | 1.7 ft | |
| Tue 3 | 68 / 81 °F | 13 mph SW | 2.1 ft | |
| Wed 4 | 62 / 77 °F | 11 mph NW | 1.3 ft | |
| Thu 5 | 61 / 76 °F | 11 mph NW | 1.6 ft | |
| Fri 6 | 61 / 76 °F | 9 mph NNE | 1.4 ft | |
| Sat 7 | 63 / 77 °F | 10 mph E | 1.4 ft | |
| Sun 8 | 56 / 77 °F | 11 mph E | 0.9 ft | |
| Mon 9 | 52 / 69 °F | 6 mph NNE | 1.0 ft | |
| Tue 10 | 50 / 69 °F | 6 mph NNE | 0.7 ft |
- Thu 29 Overcast 73° / 82° 1.6 ft
- Fri 30 Light drizzle 71° / 81° 1.6 ft
- Sat 31 Light drizzle 71° / 82° 1.0 ft
- Sun 1 Light drizzle 71° / 83° 0.9 ft
- Mon 2 Light drizzle 72° / 83° 1.7 ft
- Tue 3 Thunderstorm with hail 68° / 81° 2.1 ft
- Wed 4 Rain 62° / 77° 1.3 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.
- The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain tomorrow. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures and wetter. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, normal highs for late October (79 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:06 pm (local time).
The sun in Holiday Beach
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 6:45 am
- Full dark 7:38 pm
- Civil dawn 7:13 am
- Civil dusk 7:11 pm
- Solar noon 1:12 pm (49° high)
- Daylight 11 h 10 min (−2 min)
- Evening golden hour 6:14 pm
- Full dark 7:38 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,353,281 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Holiday Beach
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,426 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 2:07–4:07 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:38–4:38 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 9:57–10:57 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 8:18–9:18 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 2:29 pmNov 1 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 1:03 amNov 9 in 12 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 5:48 amNov 17 in 20 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 8:54 amNov 24 in 27 days
Perigee on October 28, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 26 to 28: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Holiday Beach
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Jetty 2.9 mi
- Boat ramp 2.8 mi
- Boat ramp 2.8 mi
- Boat ramp 3.2 mi
- Aransas Bay Bait Company 7.4 mi
- Beecon Bait Stand 7.8 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Water depth
Very shallowVery shallow and flat: even 3.1 mi from shore the water is less than 16 ft deep.
From the shoreline (0.45 mi from Holiday Beach) out to sea, heading west.
How far from shore
- 16 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
- 33 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
- 66 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
- 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
For fishing, swimming and diving
- Shore fishing. Very shallow: the water doesn't reach 16 ft within 3.1 mi. Cast far from the beach, ideally around high tide.
- Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
- Diving. Shallow: the water doesn't reach 33 ft within 3.1 mi. For deeper dives, take a boat farther out.
Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide.
Source: NOAA U.S. Coastal Relief Model (public domain), cells of about 300 ft; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.
Tides near Holiday BeachTides nearby
- Lamar2.1 mi
- Fulton7.7 mi
- Rockport11 mi
- Bayside13 mi
- Austwell18 mi
- Aransas Pass20 mi
- Port Aransas23 mi
- Seadrift25 mi
- Portland28 mi
- Doyle28 mi
Holiday Beach at a glance
- Town or city of about 514 people. Coordinates: 28.169° N, 97.010° W.
- It is 155 mi southwest of Galveston, the main place in Texas. The sun rises 8 min later and sets 10 min later than in Galveston.
- The nearest tide station, Copano Bay, is 3.6 mi to the south.
- Its coast faces west.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Neptune Harbor (3.0 mi).
Questions about Holiday BeachQuestions
What time is sunset today in Holiday Beach?
At 6:46 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 7:11 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Holiday Beach?
At 7:38 am. First light comes at 6:46 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 91% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 1:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 26 to 28, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 2:07–4:07 am, Minor 9:57–10:57 am, Major 2:38–4:38 pm, Minor 8:18–9:18 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Holiday Beach?
Drizzle, from 71 °F to 81 °F, with a gentle breeze from the east-southeast (10 mph) and a 17% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Holiday Beach?
Smooth (Douglas 2): 1.4 ft waves with a period of 3.7 s from the east-southeast. The water is 77.4 °F.
When is the best time to visit Holiday Beach?
The best time to visit Holiday Beach is from March to May and in November: highs of 74 °F to 84 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: NOAA station Copano Bay (public domain), via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).