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COX WC-53 Platform
Tide station
NOAA station COX WC-53 Platform in Jefferson County, Texas. Heights are feet above mean lower low water. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (CDT). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.
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Tide station
Predicted rise and fall
This column is the NOAA prediction. It is the expected high and low from the moon and the sun, in feet above mean lower low water. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat.
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Five-day fishing snapshot
This is the next five days at COX WC-53 Platform. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the National Weather Service forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.
Friday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 29% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:17 AM and sunset is 6:44 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 ft at 1:03 PM and a high of 2.5 ft at 10:50 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted.
Saturday
The moon is a waxing crescent, about 39% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:43 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 ft at 2:24 PM and a high of 2.5 ft at 11:55 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted.
Sunday
The moon is a first quarter, about 49% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset is 6:42 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 ft at 3:49 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted.
Monday
The moon is a first quarter, about 60% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 7:19 AM and sunset is 6:41 PM. The tides are a high of 2.5 ft at 12:33 AM and a low of 0.7 ft at 4:56 PM. The low at 4:56 PM is 105 minutes before sunset.
Tuesday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 7:20 AM and sunset is 6:39 PM. The tides are a high of 2.5 ft at 12:59 AM, a low of 1.7 ft at 7:04 AM, a high of 1.8 ft at 10:52 AM, and a low of 0.7 ft at 5:47 PM. The low at 7:04 AM is 16 minutes before sunrise. The low at 5:47 PM is 52 minutes before sunset.
Monday and Tuesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
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Sun and moon
- First light
- 5:58 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 6:26 AM
- Dawn
- 6:53 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 6:53 AM to 7:03 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 7:03 AM to 7:49 AM
- Sunrise
- 7:17 AM
- Solar noon
- 1:01 PM
- Golden hour, evening
- 6:11 PM to 6:58 PM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:58 PM to 7:07 PM
- Dusk
- 7:07 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 7:35 PM
- Last light
- 8:03 PM
- Day length
- 11 hours 26 minutes
- Moon
- First Quarter, about 32% lit
- Moonrise
- 12:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 PM
The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.
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Nearby tide stations
- Texas Point7.1 mi · Jefferson County
- Sabine Pass10 mi · Jefferson County
- Port Arthur20 mi · Jefferson County
- Rainbow Bridge26 mi · Jefferson County
- High Island39 mi · Galveston County
- Gilchrist45 mi · Galveston County
Flood gauge
Measured water, not the tide
This column is a different instrument. A flood gauge reports the water level that is there now and the stages where flooding starts. The orange square on the map is that gauge. It is often not on top of the tide station.
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